Far from backing down, nurses who are staging industrial action will be ramping up their efforts, says Head of the Unity Workers’ Union (UWU), Senator Caswell Franklyn. Additionally, they have sought legal advice, saying money was deducted after it was already lodged in their bank accounts, and some of those whose salaries were docked, had not been paid by Government for several months. Nurses have been on strike protesting poor …
Head of the Unity Workers’ Union, Senator Caswell Franklyn, is doubling down on his decision to lead nurses on strike action, and sending a message to Government that health care providers will not “be bullied or scared off” by its decision to dock their pay for the days they withheld labour. In fact, Franklyn told the Weekend Nation that since the Prime Minister’s scathing condemnation of the strike action on …
Head of the Unity Workers’ Union, Senator Caswell Franklyn, says he is prepared to up the anti as it relates to ongoing strike by the nurses he represents, making it clear that unless a suitable agreement is arrived at, his membership at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital will be joining those at polyclinics who have already downed their tools. This move, however, has been deemed as unreasonable by Minister of Health …
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The Nation received a report that staff at the Gordon Cummins District Hospital staged a sickout this morning.
This is the second time for the year that this occurred at the Rock Hall, St Thomas health institution, following that at the end of March.
Head of the Unity Workers’ Union, Senator Caswell Franklyn, confirmed the action was taken by staff. He said the nurses and general workers at the healthcare facility have been experiencing issues with management for a while but the Ministry of Health was not addressing the matter.
Franklyn explained that the staff, who worked last night, were asked to work back-to back shifts because their work colleagues called in sick today. (SB)