Labor unions for doctors, nurses, and other workers working at national hospitals across the country have announced that they will hold a nationwide strike on March 1, depending on future negotiations, demanding wage increases during this year's spring strike.
The All Japan Medical Labor Union, which is made up of approximately 18,000 people including doctors and nurses from 140 national hospitals nationwide managed by an independent administrative agency, held a press conference in Tokyo on the 26th.
Under these circumstances, as prices continue to rise and the outflow of human resources will not be stopped unless wages are raised, the government has announced its intention to call for
a monthly basic wage increase of 40,000 yen for full-time employees and an hourly
wage increase of
250 yen or more for part-time employees.
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Furthermore, they announced that if there is no progress in response from management during collective bargaining on February 29th, they will go on strike at all 136 hospitals nationwide on March 1st.
The strike is scheduled to take place in front of the gates of each hospital for one hour after the start of work, and since participation will be limited to a few people at each hospital, it is not expected that there will be any disruption to normal medical care.
A female nurse working at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture complained, ``Many people are resigning because they can't live on their current wages, and the labor shortage is accelerating.If things continue like this, we won't be able to protect the health of our staff.''
Mutsumi Maezono, chairperson of the National Medical Labor Association, said, ``It is strange that our wages are lower than those of national civil servants, even though we respond to disaster medical care and infectious diseases when requested by the government.'' Until now, there have been no acceptable wage revisions. Since there is no such thing, we need to prepare for a strike to make our demands come true."