Prehospital Emergency Technicians (TEPH) demonstrate this Wednesday in front of parliament, marking the beginning of an overtime strike, to demand a review of their career and better salary conditions.
Convened by the Union of Prehospital Emergency Technicians (STEPH), The protest takes place on the day when discussion on most of the State Budget begins. in the Assembly of the Republic.
“We hope that [a greve] have a very significant impact on the availability of resourcesbut also at service stations in CODU [Centros de Orientação de Doentes Urgentes]” from INEM, the president of (STEPH), Rui Lázaro, told Lusa.
The union leader warned that “we can not only expect a delay in sending ambulances, but also in responding to calls.”
In the strike notice to which Lusa had access, STEPH reports that, since the strike only covers overtime, it does not consider that there is room for minimum services, such as “all urgent and emergent work, during normal working hours, will continue to be guaranteed on all shifts”.
In the document, STEPH draws attention to the need to review the career, considered unattractive, forcing operators to “remain stuck in a category without valuation.”
Rui Lázaro recalled that the union avoided “getting to this point” during the summer period, but highlighted that the lack of response from the guardianship to the professionals’ demands left them no other alternative.
In the strike notice, STEPH recalls that the country needs a “comprehensive response” for the entire integrated medical emergency system, which Reduce the asymmetries between the interior and large cities.and consider that the review of the special career of Prehospital Emergency Technicians (TEPH) “is the safest, most efficient and effective response.”
In addition to her career, STEPH wants it to be equally reviewed the remuneration index, which it considers “too low”and also asks to change the current evaluation system in the INEM, which, according to it, promotes “injustice and demotivation of workers.”
Source: Observadora
