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(Title) Workers called the Fire Brigade to deal with every year the same problems. Old logistical resources and huge staff shortages. Under Secretary for Civil Protection, Sp Vougias, vacant permanent positions to staff this year to reach 3820. Therefore, firefighters are struggling with the flames for even one more colleague, trying to overcome this obstacle. But they have to use for another year, vehicle age from 15 to 30 years, which are not withdrawn until the “left” the crunch and burn, or to reach a cliff.
In addition, exhausted by fatigue and extreme conditions in which they work, employees know that you will not have the first time the medical care they deserve. It is known that the support staff from the Health Service is minimal. How the 12 new ambulances, only one is functionally active, as shortages of qualified personnel. That the dismounted soldier, but the crews of the vehicles have obtained basic health first aid equipment and there is no specific Memorandum of Understanding and operational involvement in the Ambulance Corps for healthcare support of firefighting operations. Also, due to lack of support, there is the possibility of raising and processing of useful data on occupational diseases for fire fighters.
As not reach these issues, see the firefighters and their salaries – like all workers – and their bonuses shrink. The increase in the mileage distance from 15 to 60 km for the payment of subsistence allowance, the change in hours from 12 to eight hours are added to the economic drain of workers. As the ‘Unitary Leg Movement Firefighters’ a recent communication, received’ solely to employees of the Fire Brigade also an additional reduction of 1,500 euros for family budgets. Moreover, he continues, leave allowance and gifts Easter and Christmas bonus became ‘solidarity’ and cutting a monthly basis from their earnings reached 20%. For these problems, in mid-July, five members of the Communist Party Question tabled in parliament asking the Minister of Civil Protection the granting of forest benefits, but also away from home allowance for forest fires and patrolling.
Worth mention that the funds budgeted for the Fire this year is reduced by 30 million euros, compared with last year. Remember that the 2009 budget was reduced by 69 million, compared with the equivalent of 2008 …
From mockery of the government they could not escape the seasonal firefighters. At the beginning of last December, the Minister of Citizen Protection, Mich.. Chrisochoïdis he had made solemn promises to continue working 8minis 2010. He also completed we will start the consultation and to find a permanent solution for the working status of the 5500 firefighters contract. With it arrived in April, where he will formally take on their duties, the government seemed to spoof their faces.
Like last year at Southwest, the command for the recruitment of 5,500 contractual firefighters were given the afternoon of March 31 by the Financial Secretary, Philip Sahinidis. A day before that catch job while on the day of the first working day the order was signed by the Head of House, Stylianos Stephanides.
Typical of the way the Fire this year, the office of Secretary of State for Finance HQ House “to redefine your priorities and to restructure your design business-oriented coverage of the needs of your allotted appropriations executes your budget, with no excess.” Is to suppress the fires with particular reference to the money given to the House! Indeed, it complements the additional costs to be covered “by a corresponding reduction in other funds in your budget, which may cover less urgent needs».
A few days later, contractors are informed that instead of eight months to work seven, while the minister Home – Electronic Government and Decentralization, C. Ragousis, in statements to NET clarifies that not only can be perpetuated by the contract, but will return to previous situation, that of 5minis contract.
not hide behind Federations are both permanent, and contract firefighters. The Panhellenic Federation of Unions of Employees Fire (POEFPS) held a mobilization on March 23 and, despite the insistent voices of workers and the “United Firefighters Rally Movement” and continued their struggles to solve the problems that beset the House. Furthermore, let it pass without response to any changes in labor and economic issues of workers.
The corresponding Federation of contract (Panhellenic Federation of contract Rescue Fire Fighting), celebrated after the announcement of Michael. Chrisochoïdis and then leave the web (blogs) State Societies Bureaux contractors to call for phone pressure to recruit! Finally tried to prove that the right job conquered with “electoral pressure” to ministers and not with events and demonstrations for the obvious: A permanent and stable employment.
Peter ANASTASIADIS
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26-7-2010
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