Nurses' union urges members to reject pay deal
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) is this afternoon recommending that its members reject the public sector pay and reform deal.
The INMO Executive says the Croke Park Agreement fails to guarantee that there will be no further pay cuts.
The Executive of SIPTU is also meeting this afternoon to decide its position on the pay deal.
Speaking this lunchtime, INMO General Secretary Liam Doran said: "In proposing the rejection of these proposals it must be noted the INMO is not immediately moving to a more intensive phase of industrial action.
Instead, our message today, is: this agreement is flawed and will not transform the public services in a manner which will ensure that they continue to be available, accessible and safe; the INMO is still prepared to agree radical changes to our public health service but only in a manner which maintains safety, maximises access, ensures equity, effectiveness and cost efficiency; in the current circumstances, the immediate reversal of the pay cuts is not achievable.
"Even in the face of the very troubled times that we live in, the INMO is not prepared to advise acceptance of an agreement which we sincerely believe will not reverse pay cuts but will materially damage an already struggling public health service for generations to come."
