Justice
Civil Court covers the Ministry of Health and orders the union not to affect public services
Health blocked the Roosvelt road to demand a salary increase and that the collective pact is met. (Free Press Photo. Érick Ávila)
The Ninth Pluripersonal Court of Civil First Instance ordered the National Union of Health Workers of Guatemala (SNTSG), headed by Luis Alpírez, refrain from making de facto measures that put attention at risk in essential health services.
The resolution is derived from a provisional protection granted in favor of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS), promoted by the head of that portfolio, Joaquín Barnoya Pérez, after the blockages registered last Tuesday in at least 10 points of the country.
The failure orders the SNTSG to refrain and immediately give up paralyzing operational and administrative activities that affect essential health services.
“The National Union of Health Workers of Guatemala, its subsidiaries and sections, is ordered throughout the Republic of Guatemala, to refrain and/or immediately withdraw Blocks, closures, facilities shots, impediments to the entry and discharge of authorities, personnel and users of health services ”, reads the resolution.
The Court warns that, if the resolved will be breached, the conducive will be certified by the crime of disobedience.
During the protests, the healthy ones demanded salary increase and the dismissal of two vice ministers.
That same day, Minister Barnoya said he will not dismiss the officials indicated by the dissatisfied.
He added that the requested increase was already applied to 47,517 people from the permanent lines. Regarding the unique economic incentive of Q2 thousand, he indicated that he was already paid to more than 30 thousand health contractors.