The Presidency would today hold a crunch meeting with the Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association, (GHOPSA) over the pharmacists intended nationwide strike scheduled to begin on February 22.
This would be followed by a meeting with the National Labour Commission (NLC) on Wednesday.
Speaking to Citi News the president of GHOPSA Stephen Corquaye indicated that there have been new developments after the Association issued a threat.
According to him, a representative from the NLC invited the group and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) for a meeting on Wednesday after a meeting with the Chief of Staff.
�So the outcome of these two meetings would inform our next line of action� he said.
He explained that the conversion difference, the market premium and the migration to the single spine salary structure has affected them tremendously.
�Our migration to the spine has been a disaster, making us worse off than what we were receiving before we were migrated� he lamented.
�It has also affected our SSNIT contribution tremendously� he added.
The pharmacists have so far embarked on three industrial actions on the same issue of market premium and grading structure.
Source: Citifmonline.com
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