2023-10-31 16:29:36
(Montreal) Emergency nurses, overloaded with work, have once once more made a sit-in, this time at the Rimouski Regional Hospital. And the Administrative Labor Court had to intervene at the request of the employer.
The Court thus upheld the complaint from the Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) of Bas-Saint-Laurent, which alleged that the concerted refusal by emergency nurses to carry out their normal tasks was a means of pressure. illegal and was likely to harm a service to which the public is entitled.
Administrative judge Myriam Bédard upheld the complaint and ordered the nurses to stop concertedly refusing to provide their normal work.
The sit-in began Monday morning, when eight emergency nurses refused to carry out their usual tasks due to the extra work.
Before the Court, they explained that for several weeks, the occupancy rate of the emergency room varied from 150 to 200%, which prevented them from providing quality and safe care in accordance with the obligations of their code of ethics.
The Interprofessional Health Federation (FIQ) argued that it had informed its members of the illegality of their pressure tactics and that it had tried to convince them to return to work, without success.
There was then a mediation phase between the parties, which did not lead to an agreement.
Administrative judge Bédard therefore rendered her decision, referring to the reasons given by these nurses for using this means of pressure. “The reasons given in support of concerted action are certainly worrying, but cannot justify transgressing the law. »
Its decision was filed with the Superior Court registry, which gives it the same weight as a decision of this court. A person who contravenes it would therefore be liable to contempt of court.
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