Why did the nurses in the operating room at the CHU go on a surprise strike?

The nurses in the operating room at Dijon University Hospital have been on “surprise strike” since 7:30 am on Monday, September 28. An action organized on a national notice from the CGT union.

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Nurses in the operating room of the Dijon University Hospital launched a surprise strike on Monday September 28, 2020. A social movement organized from 7:30 am to 10 am “so as not to put patients in danger”. During this time slot, the strikers decided to assemble at the “Parc des sports” tram stop.

“The operating room nurses protest against the refusal of the management of the Dijon University Hospital to apply a wage adjustment text that other hospitals are already applying “, explains François Thibaut, of the CGT union. “The attendance rate of ward nurses at Dijon University Hospital is low. A large majority of general care nurses work in the blocks,” he said.

“An attractive salary policy is essential if we want to maintain skills and encourage other operating room nurses to come and work at the CHU François-Mitterrand”, specifies François Thibaut.

The CGT launched a national slogan of strike and mobilization in the health, medico-social and social sectors for Thursday, October 15, 2020.
Among the main demands, we find in particular: the immediate hiring of qualified personnel, the increase of salaries, the improvement of working conditions for all personnel, etc.

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