Solidarity needed during strikes
Criticisms of the junior doctors’ strike by Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly are ill timed and highly
questionable, says Workers Party national organiser Daphna Whitmore. “Traditionally unions extend solidarity during
strike action, not issue public condemnation”.
“Medical staff do not take strike action lightly, and the doctors have been negotiating since May 2007 for renewal of
their employment agreement” she said.
“With severe doctor shortages in the public health sector it is not surprising the doctors are taking action” she said.
“The CTU would do better to criticise the government for failing to resolve the problems in the health system.”
All life preserving services have been maintained during strike action.
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