A Sligo Leitrim TD has called for immediate Government intervention ahead of planned strike action by healthcare and community workers.
Workers in community and voluntary sector organisations, funded by the Health Service Executive and other State agencies, are preparing to take indefinite strike action from tomorrow, call for pay restoration.
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The action will involve around 5,000 workers in a variety of grades and in multiple locations, bringing services to a halt.
The organisations that will be impacted include Enable Ireland, the Irish Wheelchair Association and Family Resource Centres.
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Independent TD Marian Harkin says the Health Minister should not allow the strikes proceed:
