A dispute at the National Ambulance Service has worsened following a row over permanent contracts for newly qualified paramedics.
The HSE’s denied SIPTU claims the service has backed out of a commitment to give 75 paramedics full time jobs – saying their training contracts have been extended to allow for ‘a recruitment process’.
But the union’s John McCamley says those extensions come with new job descriptions … and he says it’s a red flag at a time when members are already balloting for action over a long list of industrial relations issues.
