During a meeting held with representatives of the different entities that bring together the country’s nursing staff, the executive director of the National Health Service (SNS), Julio Landronasked for a waiting period guilds for the Government to analyze the series of labor claims raised by that sector since last year.
In dialogue tablemet yesterday, Thursday, January 22, the official highlighted that the nurses and nurses They represent the soul of each health center and assured that they will carry out all the necessary steps to bring their demands to the President of the Republic, Luis Abinaderand the vice president and coordinator of the Health CabinetRaquel Peña.
“We must understand the budget constraints that the country has in the face of the non-introduction or approval of a tax reformIn any case, we will make the necessary efforts and diligence so that your claims reach the places of greatest decision,” said the doctor.
In this context, Landrón requested time to the guildsin order to analyze each of the points raised at the workshop table.
The nursing societies agreed to participate in this space for dialogue, with the hope that in the coming days a meeting with President Abinader and the members of the Health Cabinet.
The owner of the SNS He also highlighted that the current government management has been the one that most salary increases has carried out in the health sector, with the aim of settling outstanding debts of previous administrations with health personnel, and reiterated that the necessary efforts will continue to improve the working conditions of these collaborators.
Demands and mobilizations of the nursing sector
According to the nursessince 2016 the time incentives in service and the appointments of assistants and technical graduates have been stopped. They also request pension improvements and allocation of nurses hired during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Likewise, in 2024 they offered them thousand designation changes and they assure that, so far, they have not been fulfilled.
- Given this situation, the nurses They summoned a picket next wednesday January 28 in front of National Palacean activity that, so far, has not been canceled.
They participated in the meeting Sol Amantina Delgadofrom the National Union of Nursing Services (Unased); Jesús Antonio Frías, from the Nursing Association of the Former Dominican Institute of Social Security (Adeidss); Secundino Sánchez, president of the National Nursing Coordinator (Conaendilag); Aracelis de Salas Alcántara and Roberto Cabrera, from the National Union of Nursing Workers (Sinatrae), as well as representatives of the College of Nursing.
