Directives to all Phlebotomists and all DSTs.

Although MUMN requested several times a meeting to initiate meetings on the sectoral agreement, MUMN was left without any reply. Not to mention that such meeting has been requested more than three weeks ago.

 

On a different note, MUMN is registering a dispute on the eligibility criteria to apply for DST and phlebotomists. Having “secret” side letters done by a previous union at the detriment of the current work force is not acceptable to MUMN. Both the Health Department and Elderly Division are in desperate need for more phlebotomists while MDH needs more DSTs. The eligibility criteria currently being used by Health Division has to be to the current sectorial

Agreement and not to any mysterious side letters of previous unions which were never shown and no member of MUMN (being DSTs or phlebotomists) is aware of.

 

The directives are:

 

As from Tuesday 16^th February, all Phlebotomists are not to take urgent blood samples from the wards.

 

As from Tuesday 16^th February, all DSTs are not to answer or reply to any phone calls.

 

Therefore, MUMN is issuing directives to both the DSTs and the phlebotomist and such directives will be stopped on the day of the first meeting of the sectorial agreement and to discuss the eligibility criteria for the urgent calls needed to be issued of the DSTs and phlebotomists.

 

The new sectorial agreement will have to address all the confusion and the multiple interpretations which the current sectorial agreement has caused in these last five years at the detriment of the current and future DSTs and phlebotomists.

 

MUMN Exec Council

 

14^th February 2021