The United Nurses Association (UNA) on Wednesday asked the State government to intervene immediately to sort out the problems of nurses that had led to a strike at Bharath Hospital in Kottayam, which has been going on for over 100 days, and the 87-day strike at KVM Hospital, Cherthala.
This resolution was passed at the ongoing State conference of the UNA here. The nurses also asked the government to expedite the revision of minimum wages and to ensure that the new wage package included provisions for ESI and provident fund.
The State meet also took up the issue of reservation for male nurses in hospitals.
Jasminsha M. will continue to lead the State unit of the UNA even as he was elected the national president of the UNA. Shoby Joseph will be the working president, Sujanapal Achuthan the general secretary, Bibin N. Paul the treasurer and Beljo Elias the working secretary. Rashmi Parameshwaran, Cibi Mukesh, Suneesh Unni have been chosen as vice presidents; Shipsal Paulouse, Suhaib Vannarath, Vidya Pradeep as joint secretaries, and Anju Jose as joint treasurer. The three-day meet will conclude on Thursday with a rally on Marine Drive in which thousands of nurses are expected to participate. Earlier, CPI State executive member K. Rajan, MLA, speaking at the inaugural function of the the State conference, said that the trust of nurses in the LDF government should not be broken.
Father Augustine Vattoli, social worker, inaugurated the State meet.
