Nurses irked by reclassification delays

Carl Gilchrist
Gleaner Writer
The implementation of the reclassification of the island’s nurses by the Government remains a major issue for the nurses’ union, Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), nearly three years after the exercise was completed.

NAJ president, Anthonette Patterson, says the matter was placed high on the agenda at the NAJ conference at Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa under way in Ocho Rios, St Ann.

She says the general membership is disturbed about the inordinate delay by the Government in implementing the reclassification which was completed in 2009.

Patterson says while the Government is seeking to control the economy, the NAJ is urging it to be mindful of the plight of public sector workers, including nurses.

She says the NAJ has no intention of accepting any proposal from the Government which doesn’t include an increase in wages.

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