{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/6a02eae86304701dd88dbc09?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ambulance Workers Begin 24-Hour Strike - 12/05/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1778573654919-96d7ceb8-2e74-489e-93cc-a5a65c9346a5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Paramedics have begun a 24-hour strike, as the HSE have warned of potential delays.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Workers for the National Ambulance Services, including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, advanced paramedics, paramedic specialists and paramedic supervisors, will strike from 8am today until 8am tomorrow.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Last month, Unite and Siptu members voted in favour of industrial action due to what they refer to as management’s ongoing failure to implement the 2020 Roles and Responsibilities Review.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The unions say qualifications, clinical responsibilities and operational duties of ambulance personnel have expanded significantly in recent years. They also say a 5 per cent increase recommended under the benchmarking II process has not been delivered.</p><p><br></p><p>We were joined on The Agenda this morning by the Regional Coordinating Officer for the Unite Union in Ireland, Tom Fitzgerald, who spoke to us some more about this. </p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}