Monday, January 31, 2011

Pharmacists to continue strikes

Pharmacists on Monday announced that they will continue nationwide strike action on Friday 4 February and on Monday 7 February, while on Wednesday 9 February the general assembly of the Panhellenic Pharmacists Association will meet to decide on the future of the mobilisations in support of their demands for changes to the government's bill for liberalising their profession. 
 
As of Tuesday, pharmacies in Attica will stop filling out prescriptions on credit to those insured by the social insurance funds Opad, Tsay, Tas, Isap and the lawyers fund that have outstanding debts of several months. 
 
The Piraeus Pharmacists Association will continue the rolling 48-hour strikes on Tuesday by not filling out prescriptions on credit to those insured by the social insurance funds Opad, Tsay, Tas, Public Power Corp. (Dei) and Isap. 
 
Pharmacists in Piraeus will meet on Tuesday to decide on the future of their mobilisations.






source: ANA