The Democratic Union of Nurses of Portugal (Sindepor) decided to continue the overtime strike this Saturday due to the government’s unwillingness to negotiate, a worker representative source told Lusa.
“We understand the government’s current situation and would be willing to end the strike if they gave us a sign of openness to dialogue,” said Fernando Fernandez, Cindepor’s vice president.
This union leader assured that the strike will continue as long as the executive, unlike what has happened with other unions, continues to not listen to these workers.
Fernando Fernandez said he “does not understand this discrepancy” regarding some unions, understanding that the fall of the government could lead to a suspension of the strike.
On November 3, nurses went on an overtime strike, organized by Sindepor, to demand corrections to inequality in their careers. This protest should last until the end of the year.
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 Portuguese Nurses’ Union called off on Thursday a strike that was due to start on Friday, as it considered that the reason for the strike, which was to put pressure on the government to come up with solutions for these professionals, no longer made sense, since the executive power is “in the functions of management”.
The National Nurses Union (SNE) announced on Wednesday it would continue its national strike and overtime, citing concerns that nurses in the National Health Service (SNS) continue to face after the Prime Minister’s resignation.
Portugal will hold early legislative elections on March 10, 2024, scheduled by the President of the Republic, following the resignation of the Prime Minister on Tuesday.
António Costa became the subject of an investigation by the Office of the Public Prosecutor (MP) at the Supreme Court after suspects in a case linked to a business related to lithium, green hydrogen and a data center in Sines named him as having intervened to unblock the procedures.
The MP believes that the Prime Minister interfered with the approval of the diploma to benefit the interests of the company responsible for the data center, Start Campus, according to the indictment, which contains several other references to António Costa.
On the day of his dismissal, Costa refused to engage in “any illegal or objectionable acts.”
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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