UASD strike on

[NewsWhore]

During a meeting yesterday, professors and employees at the UASD University decided to continue their strike until University administrators agree to reconsider the choice of medical insurance. Professors are angered about the administration's decision to choose ARS Humano Insurance as the medical insurance provider, without any other bidding having taken place. More than 500 professors and employees, members of the Federation of Professors (Faprouasd) and Employee Association (Asodemu) met yesterday to vote on the continuation of the strike. The strike will go on until Wednesday at 6:00am. Also during the meeting it was agreed that the Dean and the University will be given until next Monday to come up with their own ARS medical plan. They have warned that if there is no resolution to the problem there will be an indefinite work stoppage in the future. University Dean Roberto Reyna described the meeting as "illegitimate" and exhorted teachers and employees to go back to work. Diario Libre reports that the previous insurance provider was only accepted at four private clinics, where the service was considered to be inadequate, but that though the cost of the new plan is greater, it is accepted at 100 clinics, and includes life insurance, funeral costs and a dental plan. The Dominican Student Federation has come out against the strikes.

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