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Congratulations to the INO now it is time for the other Unions to get off the fence

category national | worker & community struggles and protests | opinion/analysis author Friday June 16, 2006 11:44author by proletarian

Nurses look for a shorter working week, hopefully siptu and the other big unions will follow the lead given by the brave nurses.

The Irish Nurses Organisation and the Psychiatric Nurses held a demonstration for a shorter working week the day before yesterday. Unfortunately the mainstream media did not give it as much coverage as it deserved. The Nursing organisations have not gone along with the corporatist partnership charade which has never delivered a reduction in the working week or anything that would upset the employers (partners) too much. Hopefully a few brave souls in SIPTU and the large unions will now find the courage to at least ask for a reduction in the working week to at least 35 hours, 30 would be better but it would surely scare the more timid sorts and the big union suits and whats worse Bertie wouldnt approve.

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author by Sceptical supporterpublication date Sat Jun 17, 2006 19:12author address author phone

I am very supportive of the nurses who do a very difficult job in very difficult environments. I hope they get all their demands.

But I am wondering why they had a minute's silence for a politician and ex-taoiseach who screwed the health service.

I am also wondering why the spokespeople for the INO are always men when the vast majority of nurses are women. It doesn't make sense statistically.

I am also wondering why the psychiatric nurses defend and sometimes participate in inhumane and cruel practices in mental health facilities (personally witnessed - physical abuse and bullying).

I support the nurses but I have these questions too.

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