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#nasra

# nasra - Wednesday 6 February, 2019

# Trade Union

Ambulance staff announce three more days of strike action

Feb 6th 2019, 8:48 PM 9,530 Views 22 Comments

The dispute centres on a row over trade union membership.

# nasra - Tuesday 22 January, 2019

# NASRA

500 ambulance staff have gone on strike today in a row over union recognition

Jan 22nd 2019, 8:24 AM 12,198 Views 46 Comments

Contingency plans during the strike include the deployment of defence forces ambulances.

# nasra - Monday 9 July, 2018

# NASRA

Ambulance service staff to take industrial action over union rights

Jul 9th 2018, 1:29 PM 7,988 Views 27 Comments

The National Ambulance Service Representative Association has said its members have voted by nearly 98% in favour of industrial action.

# nasra - Thursday 16 November, 2017

# LUNCH TIME

Paramedics say new lunch arrangements 'show no regard for them'

Nov 16th 2017, 6:01 AM 32,834 Views 61 Comments

“These rules would not be tolerated in any other section of the workforce.”

# nasra - Saturday 23 January, 2016

# Roster Dispute

Paramedics at one of Dublin's busiest hospitals say they're not being sent out on calls

Jan 23rd 2016, 8:30 AM 23,825 Views 27 Comments

Members of ambulance union NASRA are opposed to a change in roster.

# nasra - Monday 9 June, 2014

# NASRA

"Impossible response times" being demanded from paramedics

Jun 9th 2014, 6:24 PM 7,939 Views 21 Comments

NASRA made the comments after figures showed that ambulances spent 8,000 hours parked outside hospitals in April.

# nasra - Monday 10 February, 2014

# Rapid Response

'Serious concerns' about risks for HSE paramedics sent to incidents alone

Feb 10th 2014, 6:45 AM 10,607 Views 19 Comments

Figures provided to TheJournal.ie show there were almost 3,500 instances of this in a six month period.

# nasra - Wednesday 8 January, 2014

# NASRA

Targets for ambulance response times 'impossible' to meet

Jan 8th 2014, 8:00 AM 6,660 Views 47 Comments

Cutbacks in the number of personnel and vehicles have caused ‘serious delays’, according to the The National Ambulance Service Representative Association