The UPCN union, led by Juan Carlos Scalesi, met with delegates for their health evaluation and demanded the sanction of a hospital law that allows the “modification, updating and modernization” of the standards.
The meeting concluded with a forecast: “in a short time, public health will once again be in a critical situation due to the deficiencies of the system.”
Furthermore, the organization took the opportunity to consider the “Collective Labor Agreement” since it is “the most important tool to protect the rights of workers and guarantee fair and equitable working conditions.”
This ratification was understood as a gesture to the CCT debate although, for now, it rejects the established procedure and denies joining the commission already made up of government officials and ATE representatives. But there would be informal contacts to bring positions closer together..
Also, in the statement, UPCN reiterates that the CCT includes salary negotiation while adding to the discussion “work wages, benefits, vacations, job security conditions, dispute resolution procedures and any other relevant aspect of the employment relationship.” He stated that any definition must be “by consensus” of the workers’ representatives and contrasted it with what “happens in the Public Service” where “salary proposals are approved only with the consent of the minority union.”
The majority mechanism in the Collective Agreement commission is a point objected to by the Scalesi union.
The UPCN meeting in Viedma focused on “hospital current affairs,” addressing the situation of each hospital.
“The analysis in the hospitals in crisis – stated the union – covered a wide range of areas, with the objective of identifying problems, seeking effective solutions and improving the capacity” of each institution “to provide quality care to the community.”
The review of the hospital status covered “areas of human resources, the availability of medical, nursing and non-medical personnel,” as well as “their training and experience” in “medical care.” Other issues evaluated were the status of “facilities, medical equipment and supplies that should be available to guarantee adequate working and care conditions.”
Among its conclusions, UPCN understood that “unfortunately, in a short time, public health will once again be in a critical situation due to the deficiencies of the system.”
After this forecast, the union announced that it “develops proposals to address specific crises so we can contribute to guaranteeing the response capacity of hospitals.” reiterating its request for a law for the sector with the “modification, updating and modernization” of the regulations.
Finally, the union reiterated that it does not want “more postponements” but rather aims for “healthy work spaces”, “sufficient supplies”, “infrastructure according to needs”, “decent wages”, “working the regulated hours” and “not having “I have to leave my health, my family and my life to work overtime and work shifts to make ends meet.”
