Vittoria NurSind. Entitlement to meal vouchers and salary arrears in July for AST employees in Fermo
FERMO – A significant step forward for the nurses and social-health workers (Oss) of the Fermo area has been accomplished thanks to the agreement reached between the territorial Secretariat of NurSind Fermo and the Territorial Health Authority (AST) of Fermo. This agreement, signed today 23 May 2024, finally recognizes the right to meal vouchers for AST employees, who often face long and demanding shifts.
“Further objective achieved for the NurSind Secretariat of the province of Fermo in favor of the Nurses and Health Workers of the Fermo area. Today 05/23/24 an agreement was reached with the AST of Fermo, which recognizes the right to meal vouchers for employees of the Astwho are often forced to work long and tiring shifts”, declared Gianluca De Paolis, territorial secretary of NurSind Fermo.
De Paolis underlined the importance of this right for healthcare personnel: “A right often denied, but important for those who work for many hours in the aisles of departments and elsewhere, without being able to stop to eat a decent meal in due time.”
The agreement provides for compensation for the failure to use the meal voucher with a retroactivity of ten years for nurses and OSS employees of AST Fermo. “Thanks to the trade union commitment of this Secretariat and its members, with the fundamental defense of the lawyer Stacchietti Daniele, we have reached an agreement with the company, which provides for compensation for the failure to use the meal voucher with a retroactivity of 10 years, for Nurses and OSS employees of AST Fermo.”
The agreement provides for the payment of 80% of the amount due within two months of signing, thus allowing the employees involved to receive the sums due in the July paycheck.
De Paolis concluded by expressing pride in the goal achieved and reiterating the union’s continuous commitment to protecting workers’ rights: “Proud of this goal achieved, but ready for new goals, we remember that workers’ rights and their protection is the core of the action of this Nursind secretariat, always alongside the Fermana healthcare workers.”
