No PSUNU support for protest

The Public Services United Nurses Union (PSUNU) in a statement issued yesterday said that it will not participate in the protest campaign launched by nurses today.

The statement signed by PSUNU President Ven. Muruttettuwe Ananda Thera said the Union has always had successful negotiations with the National Salaries and Cadre Commission and Treasury and Health Ministry Secretaries.

This was regarding outstanding issues such as eradication of salary anomalies among the Nursing Cadre, setting up of a new Nursing Service minute and opportunities for nursing staff attached to the Peradeniya Allied Science Faculty to sit for external degrees and setting up of a Nursing Degree Awarding Institute.

The Health Secretary has appointed a special committee to implement these decisions.

A committee has also been appointed to consider the enhancement of the accident allowance. At a time when demands won through negotiations are about to be implemented certain trade union leaders were trying to mislead nurses to attain their petty objectives by implementing their individual agendas. Therefore the PSUNU requests its membership to desist from participating any hollow agitations.