Ambulance Workers Begin 24-Hour Strike - 12/05/2026
Paramedics have begun a 24-hour strike, as the HSE have warned of potential delays. 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. 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. The unions say qualifications, clinical responsibilities and operational duties of ambulance personnel have…
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