Maharashtra: Govt Imposes MESMA on 800 Sassoon Hospital Nurses Strike
Pune: In the wake of an indefinite strike call given by the Maharashtra Government Nurses Federation (MGNF), the state government has imposed the Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act (MESMA) on state-run B J Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital.
Over 800 nurses attached to MGNF were gearing up to go on indefinite strike from July 4, protesting over the transfer of 10 of their representatives from BJ to other medical institutes across the state.
The nurses believe that the transfer of 10 key members of their federation is an attempt to break their unity, according to a recent report by Pune Mirror.
Minister of State for Medical Education Ravindra Chavan informed PTI that the government had issued a notification to this effect after nurses and technicians on July 4 announced a strike for their various demands from July 7.
The authorities received a letter that the strike is going to happen after which the Bombay High Court in its interim order dated July 3 had stated that the strike of technicians and nurses should be prevented keeping in view the interest of the patients under the MESMA 2011.
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