Massive medical strike and possible legal action against ministry of health
Thursday, April 4, 2013 @ 6:50 PM
FIVE medical workers' unions have announced a schedule of strikes, an official complaint to the public ombudsman and even legal action if the ministry of health led by Ana Mato continues to refuse to negotiate 'issues relating to their employment conditions'.
Healthcare staff all over Spain say they are working very long hours for no pay due to insufficient personnel numbers, and attempting to provide a quality medical service with extremely limited resources, due to cutbacks in public funding.
Mass redundancies, long waiting lists, wage cuts and far less investment in the State health service as well as constant privatisation threats, particularly in Madrid, are among other sources of discontent for Spain's doctors and nurses.
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