A strike action of two days organised by 17 trade unions responding to the Health Sector will be held tomorrow (02) and the day after tomorrow (03).
Speaking on behalf of the Government Nurses Association, its President Saman Ratnapriya stated that his Union will not join the strike action as the Court injunction against it is still in effect.
Following the continuous strike action held recently, the government had promised that their demands will be met. But no promises have been fulfilled yet, due to which the latest strike action has been organised by the Federation of the Health Professionals.
The Cabinet paper on resolving the salary anomalies of the health workers was supposed to be tabled but neither the promises nor the paper have been processed, the trade unions alleged.
The trade unions revealed that they have also informed the Health Secretary that they are ready to discuss the matters at any given time in the understanding that they do not wish to oppress the public in meeting the demands, but also urged the public not to come to the hospitals tomorrow and say that they were unaware of the strike action despite being informed of it in advance.
