Unions representing Italian doctors on
Tuesday called a 24-hour strike throughout the country on
December 5 in protest over provisions contained in the 2024
budget bill affecting the medical sector, including pension
cuts.
The strike has been called by the unions ANAAO ASSOMED and
CIMO-FESMED, which announced a state of agitation last Tuesday.
"We are talking about a cut in the pension allowance of at least
50,000 people, amounting to up to 26,347 euro per year for
life," the unions said on that occasion.
"If, with this budget, the government intends to push doctors
further away from the national health service, we will gladly
lend them a hand," said ANAAO ASSOMED Secretary Pierino Di
Silverio and CIMO-FESMED President Guido Quici.
"And when patients who go to hospital find even fewer
professionals to treat them, they will know who to blame," they
added.
Former health minister Roberto Speranza of the centre-left
opposition Democratic Party (PD) has also criticised the
proposed "recalculation mechanism leading to a significant
reduction in doctors' pensions".
"From heroes of the pandemic to pension snatching: it is a real
disgrace that must be remedied as soon as possible," he added.
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