Our ambulance personnel branch have been in dispute with the HSE since last October in relation to the right to join and be represented by the union of choice, i.e.; PNA.

To date the campaign has involved two protests outside the Dáil, six 10 hour strikes and a recent 24 hour strike. More protests and 24 hour strikes will take place in the coming weeks.

The resolve and determination of our members is to be commended. The stand on this issue has not gone unnoticed with support from most of the political parties, the public and from the USA, Boston and New York EMS, FDNY and Police Association. The intransigent position of the HSE in relation to this dispute is not only an affront to our ambulance personnel members, it is an affront to all PNA members and it should also be seen as an affront to all trade unions and workers in this country.

This dispute strikes at the heart of a fundamental issue, to join and be represented by the union of your choice, not the employers choice.

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