AIIMS nurses call off strike

The Nurses Union of Delhi AIIMS called off thier strike on tuesday night after a meeting with the hospital administration ,hours after the Delhi High Court restrained it from continuing its agitation. On monday around 5,000 nurses of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here went on a strike over thier long pending demands,including those with regard to the Sixth Central Pay Commission(CPC).They have called off thier strike and have joined thier duties.The hospital administration ,along with health ministry officials,held a meeting during which the union was ssured that all “local issues” would be addressed immediately,while those pretaining to the ministry will be dealt separately as early as possible.

The health ministry on Monday had issued an order stating that non-compliance of the “code of conduct”,laid down as per a 2002 Delhi High Court judgement ,whereby no AIIMS employee or staff or faculty member will cease work for any reason,will be treated as an offence under the Disaster Management Act.