Several thousand hospital support workers will soon be balloted in order to determine whether or not they will go on strike to protest low wages. A recent job evaluation completed by Irish government officials confirmed that workers were not receiving adequate annual pay increases. Paul Bell, an organizer for the union, expressed that employees should receive increased wages within eight weeks of a job evaluation. Unfortunately, nothing has been done in response to these findings in regard to increasing employee wages. Additionally, chefs employed in the healthcare sector will also be balloted as it was determined that their wages are not being increased appropriately.
See "Union to ballot thousands of hospital support workers on strike action", The Irish Examiner, March 29, 2019