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Ellington urges calm in face of police sick out
JamaicaObserver.com
Monday, April 12, 2010
Acting Police Commissioner Owen Ellington is urging calm as members of the constabulary are reporting sick for work.
The cops are disgruntled at government's failure to address a burning wage issue.
Police constables, corporals, sergeant and inspectors — who are represented by the Police Federation — have been clamouring for the government to lift a freeze on a seven per cent increase.
However, the state has refused to budge and the sick out action, which some police sources say could last three days, could threaten the nation's security.
But Ellington, while admitting that members of the force were concerned about issues relating to compensation, asked them to hold strain and stick to the task of protecting the nation.
"I am assuring the people of Jamaica that the Security Forces will activate contingencies to deliver critical services if and when the need arises," a release from the commissioner's office quoted Ellington as saying.
Last week operations at several hospitals were severely hampered after registered nurses reported sick for two days forcing the Ministry of Labour to seek an injunction to get the nurses to end their industrial action.
Ellington urges calm in face of police sick out
JamaicaObserver.com
Monday, April 12, 2010
Acting Police Commissioner Owen Ellington is urging calm as members of the constabulary are reporting sick for work.
The cops are disgruntled at government's failure to address a burning wage issue.
Police constables, corporals, sergeant and inspectors — who are represented by the Police Federation — have been clamouring for the government to lift a freeze on a seven per cent increase.
However, the state has refused to budge and the sick out action, which some police sources say could last three days, could threaten the nation's security.
But Ellington, while admitting that members of the force were concerned about issues relating to compensation, asked them to hold strain and stick to the task of protecting the nation.
"I am assuring the people of Jamaica that the Security Forces will activate contingencies to deliver critical services if and when the need arises," a release from the commissioner's office quoted Ellington as saying.
Last week operations at several hospitals were severely hampered after registered nurses reported sick for two days forcing the Ministry of Labour to seek an injunction to get the nurses to end their industrial action.
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