This Friday, nurses begin an overtime strike, organized by the Democratic Union of Nurses of Portugal (Sindepor), to demand correction of inequalities in their careers. This protest is expected to last until the end of the year.
The strike began at midnight this Friday and will last until midnight on December 31st, covering the public sector across the country.
Among the demands associated with the strike, Sindepor calls for the immediate integration into the workforce of all nurses with valid labor contracts and the implementation of so-called “secure staffing” by immediately hiring nurses, as well as the “effective consecration of the autonomy of hiring institutions.”
The nurses also demand regularization and opening of competitions for all categories, namely nurses, nurse specialists and nurse managers, as well as for management functions, “coupled with fair legal application of scoring for all nurses for career advancement. »
The union’s goal is to discuss these issues with the Ministry of Health as part of the negotiation process for a nursing career “that is equally applicable, that values the profession, corrects inequalities, injustices and ongoing discrimination.”
The goal is to include “compensation for the risk, rapid wear and tear inherent in the profession, and in particular by providing risk premiums and special provisions for retirement without penalty,” the statement said.
They also advocate a review of the salary scale not only in terms of “monetary value” but also its structure and progression, and demand a performance evaluation model that is “fair, transparent and enforceable, that takes into account the specificity of the profession and promotes professional development and salary nurses’ pay.”
In addition to the strike called by Sindepor, from Monday there is another overtime strike, only on the Portuguese mainland, called by the National Union of Nurses (SNE) until November 25th.
Assessing the first three days of the strike, the SNE noted the “high commitment” of these health workers and also emphasized the “scrupulous adherence” to minimum services.
On November 10, the Portuguese Nurses Union called a national strike against the existing problems in the National Health Service and demanded a solution from the Ministry of Health.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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