The Medical Union of the Balearic Islands (Simebal) has called a half-hour stoppage for February 10 to show the“precariousness” and“dissatisfaction” of the group by the Draft Bill of the new Framework Statute of the profession.
The aim of these assemblies is to explain in detail the content of the draft bill, its possible repercussions on the medical profession and the proposals that Simebal, as a member of the State Confederation of Medical Unions (CESM), has put forward. In a statement, Simebal highlighted the “massive attendance” at the first assembly, which they interpret as an indicator of the “concern of the sector” and the “response that could be given in the future”. Over the next week, assemblies will be held in the different referral hospitals in Mallorca, which will be followed by rallies at regional and national level in rejection of the proposed law. The medical collective has expressed its firm opposition to the reform of the Framework Statute, considering that it is an unacceptable step backwards in their labor rights and that it aggravates the already delicate situation they face. Simebal has called on all physicians to attend the assemblies and actively participate in the defense of their rights. The next assemblies will be on Monday at 8:30 am at Son Espases Hospital, Tuesday at the same time at Inca Hospital and Wednesday at 2:00 pm at Manacor Hospital.
The dates for the assemblies in Ibiza and Menorca are pending confirmation.
Simebal has informed that, in addition to the planned assemblies, two protests have been called for now, one of national scope and the other of an autonomous nature, which will be carried out simultaneously throughout the country. Thus, on February 10, all physicians are called to a half-hour stoppage at the doors of their health centers and hospitals, from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m., and this action will be carried out simultaneously throughout the country. Subsequently, on February 13, union delegates from all the country’s medical unions will rally in front of the Ministry of Health, at 12.00 noon, to demand a halt to the measures promoted by the central government with this proposed law that will regulate the future of the medical profession. “The union unity shown by the medical collective shows that all medical unions agree that these new labor measures will have a negative impact on the profession. They consider them to be red lines that they will not cross, which is why, together, they will demand better working conditions and greater investment in resources for the sector,” they pointed out.
