Warning Strike in Hospitals Initiated by Health Trade Unionists. What Claims Do They Have?

The warning strike will take place between 12.00 and 13.00 in the public hospitals, and will be attended by union members and other employees who have signed for the strike on the lists of the Health Solidarity unions.

“This protest action is a form of expression of dissatisfaction with the refusal of the governors to honor the legitimate demands of the Health employees, in the first place being the method of rewarding participation in ensuring the continuity of medical services”, the statement reads.

Unionists say the one-hour warning strike is part of a strike against the Government’s economic and social policies, “against the Government’s refusal to negotiate and grant the legitimate rights of Health workers”.

Last month, the Sanitary Solidarity Federation announced that it was preparing a general strike.

What are the salary increases decided by the Government

Support staff in health facilities (TESA) will this year benefit from a 25% increase in their basic salary, in stages: 5% in January, 10% in March and 10% in June, according to the announcement made recently by the other Federation, it’s about Sanitas.

Also, after the wage increases according to GEO no. March 19/7, 2024, a medical assistant will earn an average of 2,000 lei more.

And a resident doctor will earn on average 1,685 lei more. The increase is phased and applied to the gross employment (basic) salary:

• January 2024: 5% relative to the December 2023 salary
• March 2024: 15% relative to the December 2023 salary
• June 2024: 25% relative to the December 2023 salary

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