Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziak Salako, says militant approach cannot help issues in resolving the commercial crises between Federal Authorities and and the Nationwide Affiliation of Resident Medical doctors, NARD.
Salako made this assertion on Wednesday whereas responding to questions in an interview on ‘Dawn Day by day’, a programme on Channels Tv monitored by DAILY POST.
He was reacting to the proposed strike by resident docs slated for January 12.
“It must be famous that militant approach cannot help remedy this subject. There are two basic rules that we’ve got tried as a authorities in energy to introduce into our conversations in relation to points round welfare and industrial concord throughout the well being sector.
“One in every of them is the precept of collective bargaining and constructing consensus earlier than we attain settlement.
“Over time, we’ve got seen when agreements will not be constructed on consensus and bargaining, once you go and meet docs alone and attain an settlement with them with out pondering on the impact such could have on nurses or JOHESU, what you should have is the recurrent problems with strike negotiation.
“The well being sector is a crew factor. What you do to nurses in someway impacts docs.
“So there’s a necessity for us to make sure that each time we’re going to attain an settlement, there’s a consensus that’s constructed round that settlement.
“That’s what occurred in July final 12 months when a round was launched to extend skilled allowances for well being staff. The docs complained and threatened to go on strike after which we withdrew the round
“We now started a brand new course of the place everyone was now introduced on the desk and on the finish of the day, a round ultimately got here out in November and it grew to become acceptable to everyone,” he mentioned.
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