In the event that its demands are not satisfied, the Medical Laboratory Professionals Employees Union (MELPWU) has vowed to launch an industrial action on behalf of the nation's medical laboratory employees.
The union, which yesterday participated in the May Day march in Bolgatanga for the first time, claims that if the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) continues to disregard its request to discuss its conditions of employment, it will soon make a decision for itself.
Cephas Kofi Akortor, general secretary of the MELPWU, stated that "we are not enthused by the commission's half-hearted approach to our formal requests and proposals submitted for negotiations of our Conditions of Service, as our right under the Labour Act, 2003," in a statement to commemorate International Workers Day.
Response
It stated that the union had formally notified the FWSC to the National Labour Commission in accordance with Section 104 of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) for the required action in light of the lack of response contrary to the provisions of the Labour Act.
"We will continue to use the established channels, but as a union that represents the worries and mounting annoyances of medical laboratory workers across the nation, we are out of time and will counsel ourselves."
"Our Collective Bargaining Certificate is not complete unless it is supported by our conditions of service," the document stated.
According to the statement, professionals were necessary service providers who had made sacrifices in the past and would make them in the future for the sake of their customers and the country.
Professionals, it was stated, would not allow their terms of employment and other legal advantages owed to the employees to be compromised for anything.
The union promised that professional laboratory employees would uphold and improve the nation's delivery of high-quality healthcare.
"As we promise on our honor, we implore the employer, namely the government, to also deliver on its obligations and provide the necessary working tools and conditions for us to work more effectively and productively," it said.
The union described its participation in the May Day parade as a milestone in highlighting the contributions of medical laboratory professionals and the need for their improved working conditions. The union split from the Health Services Workers Union to become an independent body to represent the interests of more than 5,000 medical laboratory professionals.
The union stated, "We consider our involvement in the celebration as a milestone in our struggle to secure the wellbeing of our teeming members in the health sector," and reassured the membership of its ongoing efforts to secure the best working conditions to protect their welfare and enable them to improve their performance.
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