State Hospital Doctors on 48-Hour Strike, Oct 17-18/2012

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Greece’s state hospital doctors will launch a 48-hour strike on October 17th and 18th, 2012. On October 17th, they will join the strikes of “scientist sector” (doctors, lawyers, engineers), while on October 18th they will join the general strike organized by public and private sector unions ADEDY and GSEE.

Sayiing that the upcoming austerity package will totally dissolve the Greek society, hospitla doctors federation, opposes further cuts in the doctors’ wages and the planned hospital mergers, and demands hirings in hospitals as well as the payment of outstanding debts for overtime work.