NewsWhore
03-24-2008, 07:50 PM
The Dominican Medical Association (CMD) is calling for a 72-hour work stoppage for the 26, 27 and 28 March. CMD president Waldo Ariel Suero reaffirmed the call for the strike at public hospitals and clinics. Doctors will only treat emergency cases during the strike. Suero went on to accuse the government of forming a PLD Medical Association in an attempt to divide the CMD and head off a strike. Public Health Minister Dr. Bautista Rojas Gomez denied any such move on the part of the government, but pointed out that the Union Dignity Movement did meet last week to discuss the strike. Suero told reporters from Diario Libre that the money that the government spends on television spots could be better spent on hospital supplies. Both sides have announced their willingness to enter a dialogue, but neither are likely to do so until a series of pre-conditions have been met
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