ALS, LAB, CC. OO., UGT, ESK and Satse have declared a strike this Friday in primary care and on May 16 in the network of hospitals, because of the “immobility” of the Ministry of Health.
Primary care workers in Osakidetza face another day of strike today. The appeal was made by the trade unions ELA, SATSE, LAB, CC. OO., UGT and ESK for the “immobility” of the Ministry of Health. Concerning the minimal servicesin health centers The staff who usually do it on Saturdays have to work.
Presenting the call, the unions denounced “the digital divide in public health, austerity and privatization” and demanded “more investment, strengthening primary care, care for the most vulnerable and decent working conditions”.
The union federations pointed out that since the last day of the strike in all areas of Osakidetza, the Ministry of Health “has not taken any steps to reverse the dire situation in which the public health system finds itself”.
For this reason, they called for “real” negotiations and announced that if the health ministry “does not take steps”, they will not rejoin the sectoral table and the protests will continue.
In addition to the strike, the unions have organized demonstrations at 12:00 in Bilbao, San Sebastián and Vitoria-Gasteiz
Source: EITB
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