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The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) says its members will go ahead with their planned strike on Monday, September 21, despite an interim court order obtained by the National Labor Commission (NLC) to restrict them.
According to the Association, it has not yet received any official judicial notice to this effect.
On Friday, the NLC obtained an interim court order to prevent the Ghana Registered Nurse and Midwives Association from going ahead with its planned strike.
The Association Secretary, David Twum Tenkorang, in an interview with Citi News, said the association will not back down on its demands.
“With regard to the association, we have not been served so the declaration of the strike continues without truce. If we receive the court order correctly, we will speak with our executives. The decision was not made by the president nor was it made by the Secretary General, it was made by the entire Council of the Ghana Association of Registered Nurses and Midwives. ”
“So we will call them and hold discussions with our allied associations to make a determination. We are prepared to do everything possible to demand what we are asking for. ”
Meanwhile, NLC says the GRNMA’s planned strike will threaten the country’s health sector.
According to the executive secretary of the NLC, Ofosu Asamoah, apart from the possibility of contempt of court, if the association goes ahead with its strike, it will be a great blow to the country’s health sector.
Background
The GRNMA had previously notified that all nurses, midwives, medical assistants (PA) and anesthetists (CRA) in the public sector will withdraw their services from Monday, September 21 to demand better conditions of service.
The association said the government’s stance during the negotiations contradicted Law 651 of the Labor Law.
Section 97 of the cited law deals with issues of good faith for interested parties, with which the association appears to have a problem.
As a result of the impending strike, the association urged the general public to “seek medical attention at other health facilities.”
The decision comes after a series of meetings with the government.
One of the service conditions negotiation meetings was held on September 3, 2020 and “was not conclusive,” according to the association.
The most recent meetings for September were held on September 15-16.
“The employer’s proposal as reported cannot serve the financial interest of all PA nurses, midwives, and CRAs,” the association said.
— citinewsroom
