2023-08-11 01:11:00
Faced with the repercussions of a staff shortage, nurses began a sit-inThursday morning, in the operating room of the Fleurimont hospital, in Estrie.
After discussing “for at least three hours” with the demonstrators, without reaching an agreement, the management went to the Administrative Labor Tribunal. “We could no longer tolerate this illegal work stoppage continuing,” said Yann Belzile, director of human resources, communications and legal affairs at the CIUSSS de l’Estrie, during a press conference held in mid afternoon.
The substance of the dispute relates to the “gift of custody”, namely the possibility of transferring one’s custody outside normal working hours to a colleague.
Mr. Belzile explains that the management, in the morning, wanted to put an end to this practice because it is “a minority of employees who do a lot of these guards” and that this causes exhaustion and distress. at her’s. Other employees therefore protested against this management decision.
As far as patients are concerned, the establishment is reassuring and indicates that all urgent operations have been maintained, even if it is the operating theater that is affected by this means of pressure. However, some non-urgent interventions had to be postponed.
The FIQ Healthcare Professionals’ Union and the hospital management are now awaiting the decision of the Administrative Labor Tribunal.
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