Hello SDAI.

I read an article (wednesday?) that said that there was a large nurses and care givers strike going on in Ireland. The nurses care for the handicappedand disabled. The strike started after Irish teachers received a raise(the article implied). Some of the handicapped had to be sent home for their elderly parents. Some nurses had won a prior despute and stayed working others will be available for emergencies only. I couldn't find the article today.

I found this one:

http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=534309&issue_id=5462

There's another article at that site about nurses going on strike because they would like to have a voice towards making emergency admission decisions. Only doctors have that right. Apparently, there's a backlog in admitting patients and there are disputes as to who gets medical attention first.

Marcia