Industrial action cancelled at Limerick hospital
No industrial action will take place at University Maternity Hospital, Limerick tomorrow after an agreement was reached between unions and management.
The INMO and SIPTU suspended the action after agreement was reached on a set of proposals put forward by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).
Some 97.5 % of midwives had voted in favour of a work-to-rule which would have seen midwives withdraw from all clerical administration roles to prioritise all care for pregnant women, mothers and babies.
According to the INMO, the proposals put forward at the WRC will see an additional 30 nurses and midwives recruited to work at the hospital over the next number of months.
The union also said that there will be "a review undertaken of additional supports that are required at this hospital and a revision of the education and training supports".
Mary Fogarty, INMO industrial relations officer, said: "Our members met on Monday, November 23, to discuss these proposals.
"After lengthy discussion, it was agreed, by a majority of 80%, to accept the proposals and to suspend any action for a period of six months pending a review at that time on implementation progress.
"All of these issues will be subject to review periodically with the Workplace Relations Commission."
