The Joint Health Sector Union of Rivers State has issued a 21 day ultimatum, to the state government to implement its nine point demand or face indefinite strike .

 

The ultimatum which was signed by over 200 members, revealed the following demands amongst others: 

 

- 100% implementation of the consolidated health salary structure for health workers

- the adjustment of the call duty and non clinical allowances for health workers

- the immediate implementation of a promise made in 2014 to purchase 200 cars for the union

- the employment of health workers to fill the shortage of personnel in government hospital

- the appointment of medical and health workers union members into the Rivers State Primary Health Care Board and 

- the regularizing of appointment of health workers'

 

The union warned that the health sector will be shutdown if government refuse to meet its demands by May 14, 2017.