IHCA confirms no-strike policy

Madam, - Gerard Barry says (The Irish Times, April 8th) it is a matter of record that the health service unions have engaged …

Madam, - Gerard Barry says (The Irish Times, April 8th) it is a matter of record that the health service unions have engaged in a number of serious industrial disputes in recent years in pursuit of pay increases.

For the record, the Irish Hospital Consultants Association has a strict no-strike policy. This policy was reaffirmed at our recent extraordinary general meeting. Consequently, this association has not pursued any claim for a pay increase by means of industrial action. - Yours, etc.,

DONAL DUFFY,

Assistant Secretary General,

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IHCA,

Dundrum,

Dublin 14.