As cost of living is sky rocketing and salaries of employees have not been increased according to it ,the Joint Union Council of Nurses,Professions Supplementary To Medicine and Para Medics has decided to launch one day island wide token strike in government hospitals on 01st of November by demanding solutions for five of their service demands.The biggest problem faced by employees in Sri Lanka nowadays is the high cost of living prevailing in the country.especially health sector trade unions continuously saying that over the last few years their salary anomalies and revisions of allowances remains unsolved.according to the Joint Union Council Of Nurses-Professions Supplementary To Medicine And Para Medics the Health Ministry has overlooked their demands over the years like increasing allowances and revising salary anomalies ."therefore we have no other option than going for a trade union action" says the joint convener of the joint council Saman Ratnapriya.
Except Nurses around 14 other health professions belongs to Professions Supplementary To Medicine and Para Medics have scheduled to be launched the one day island wide token strike on 01st of November if the health authorities not taking any steps to solve their demands before 30th of this month Ratnapariya has said.
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