“Dear colleagues, starting today, we are on strike. Together,” announced Iulian Pope, president of the SANITAS Federation, in a message posted on Facebook on Tuesday.
He argued that the demands of healthcare workers are not privileges, but rather concern working conditions, pay, and the functioning of the public system.
“What we are asking of politicians are not privileges. We are asking for responsibility toward the people who work in healthcare and toward patients. We are asking them to understand that the healthcare system cannot be run against the very people who keep it going,” said Iulian Pope.
Employees from over 400 hospitals across the country are participating in the general strike.
Emergency care and mandatory medical services will be provided during the strike. According to SANITAS, healthcare facilities will maintain at least one-third of their normal operations so that patients’ lives and health are not endangered.
Several hospitals h...

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