MELPWU Tells Employers To Stop Threatening Striking Members: "Stand With Us, Not Against Us"
- The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers Union (MELPWU) has raised concerns about acts of intimidation being meted out to their members
- It said some employers have taken to threatening striking members with salary invalidation, eviction from accommodations, etc
- The Union urged employers to stand with them and halt their intimidation in order for their grievances to be quickly resolved
The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers Union (MELPWU) has expressed concerns about the flagrant maltreatment of its members amidst their ongoing industrial action.
Dr Cephas Akotor, the union's General Secretary, said many of their members have faced significant intimidation from hospital administrators during their ongoing strike.
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He said it is unfortunate that their members are receiving threats merely for demanding better service conditions.
He noted that their strike would continue unabated until the substandard service conditions medical laboratory professionals are forced to endure are improved.
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He urged their employers to halt their intimidation tactics and channel that energy into addressing their grievances.
Dr Akotor urged hospital directors, human resources personnel, and administrators to adopt a supportive rather than adversarial stance towards the striking medical laboratory professionals.
Reasons for MELPWU’s strike
The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union (MELPWU) embarked on a nationwide strike on June 17, 2024.
The strike follows unsuccessful negotiations with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) on May 31, 2024, over their poor conditions of service.
The UUnion expressed utmost disappointment in the FWSC for failing to address its concerns during the two-year negotiation period.
It noted that the strike action is a last resort measure to get the government to act on finally concluding the negotiations on their conditions of service.
The repercussions of their strike have been felt across the country, as patients are not able to access laboratory services in public hospitals nationwide.
KATH doctors threaten to go on strike
Following a threat from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital’s staff to embark on a strike, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simone Osei-Mensah, has expressed his displeasure with the decision.
The health workers are embarking on the strike to protest their poor working conditions and acute accommodation challenges.
However, concerning their accommodation challenges, the minister said the only way for the health workers to get better is to vacate their current bungalows.
CETAG declares strike
YEN.com.gh reported that the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana has embarked on another strike action.
According to CETAG, the government has not fulfilled its side of an NLC arbitral award order and negotiated service conditions.
The association has also accused the NLC and the FWSC of mistreating them.
Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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