São Paulo Court bans health professionals from striking

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The São Paulo City Hall has been granted an injunction to prevent the strike of primary health care professionals in the city’s municipal network.

The São Paulo Doctors’ Union (SIMESP) scheduled the strike for this Wednesday, January 19, alleging that it has been working overtime with the increase of Covid-19 and flu cases and the absence of sick colleagues.

On Monday, January 18, SIMESP and the Municipal Health Secretariat met but failed to reach an agreement on the category’s demands. According to the Union, no replacement plan for the absent professionals was presented.

As a result, the City Hall filed for an injunction stating that the stoppage of primary health care services would cause irreparable damage to the population. The body also says that overtime pay and the hiring of 700 doctors and nurses have already been authorized.

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