Afrigather The Federal Authorities and the hanging Joint Well being Sector Union will reconvene right this moment (Thursday) in a bid to discover a decision to the continuing indefinite strike.
The Nationwide Vice-chairman of JOHESU, Dr Obinna Ogbonna, disclosed this in an unique interview with The PUNCH.JO
The unions had met with the federal government final Thursday, however the assembly led to a impasse.
Members of the union launched into an indefinite strike final Thursday to press residence their calls for.
The well being staff are demanding the speedy approval and implementation of the Technical Committee report on Consolidated Well being Wage Construction Adjustment by the Federal Authorities; the speedy cost of the omission and shortfall within the COVID-19 hazard/inducement allowances of affected well being staff in federal well being establishments; the popularity of help well being staff in hospital services within the cost of the brand new hazard allowance; and the cost and inculcation of weird allowances to well being staff beneath the aegis of JOHESU/AHPA.
The opposite calls for are the speedy and unconditional implementation of the pharmacist guide cadre, the unconditional cost of all withheld salaries of Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Jos College Educating Hospital, and the Lagos College Educating Hospital, and the April and Could 2018 salaries of members at Federal Medical Centre, Azare; and the speedy implementation of the rise within the retirement age from 60 to 65 years and 70 years for consultants within the well being professions.
Talking with our correspondent, Dr. Ogbonna stated, “We can be assembly with the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment right this moment (Thursday) by 12 pm. The everlasting secretary of the ministry will take cost as a result of that’s the hierarchy of energy when the minister is just not accessible.
“All our government members can be there on the assembly and the Federal Ministry of Well being can be there so that we are going to current the matter. The Ministry of Labour is appearing because the conciliator.”
JOHESU is the umbrella physique of well being staff’ unions and associations, together with the Medical and Well being Employees Union of Nigeria, the Nigeria Union of Allied Well being Professionals, the Non-Tutorial Workers Union of Academic and Related Establishments, the Senior Workers Affiliation of Universities Educating Hospitals, Analysis Institutes and Related Establishments, and the Meeting of Healthcare Professionals.
The PUNCH studies that the nationwide strike launched into by the well being staff has disrupted hospital providers throughout Federal Authorities hospitals in the nation.
