Health Sector Strike : is it over ?
The health unions have exploited the political situation to impose their new conditions : an extra 25-35% payments ( Calculated on the basic salary ) given to nurses, doctors, and technicians.
The Palestinian Nurses Union was the strongest part in these negotiations , sine the Physicians Union gave up the talks for unclear reasons.
Regardless of the political complications and the whole uncertainty about everything, this is a good step !
The government has promised to pay the salaries of the previos 6 months withing the following months, and has promised to pay the salaries of the coming months without any delay. Maybe they can fulfill their promises : this is possible if the money that Qatar promised to give to the Palestinians can practically reach the West Bank and Gaza.
The next two weeks will tell us more : will they fulfill what they promised, or the unions will go back to strike !
posted by Osaid Rasheed @ 6:42 AM
7 Comments:
HI Osaid...what a mess huh? The government's hands are tied, the public sector employees have lost patience, the only positive effect strikes may have is putting pressure on the government to find alternative sources to pay saleries, since aid has been frozen and Israel continues to hold foreign duties paid on imports to Palestine. Well, my heart goes out to both.... Good post.
Interesant blog. Visit my garden.
Thanks from Spain.
I just came across your blog and have enjoyed reading it. Did you come across the recent dismissal of Norman Finkelstein? A lot of disturbing trends have been emerging lately, in this case of dismissing dissident intellectuals from teaching positions.
why arent you blogging..
very interesting blog... an interesting insight into the day to day issues going on in the Palestinian territories that do not involved the usual Israeli angle.
Free Palestine !!!
my heart goes out to you guys children dieing etc but hamas is something else you must do something with them
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