Magen David Adom emergency medical service employees have begun work sanctions, demanding higher pay. They parked 15 ambulances outside the Ministry of Finance last night, and 150 employees turned in their pagers; \"if they hear about an attack on the radio, they will come,\" a spokesman said. MDA employees, who claim that their salaries are among the lowest in Israel, demand to be paid for their near-constant on-call availability - which has been particularly taxing during the past months of Palestinian attacks. They further say that their efforts to negotiate a settlement for the past ten months have been fruitless. Many MDA personnel will be spending their Sabbath in a protest tent outside the home of Health Minister Nissim Dahan - although he supports their struggle.
Emergency Workers Begin Sanctions
Magen David Adom emergency medical service employees have begun work sanctions, demanding higher pay. They parked 15 ambulances outside the Ministry of Finance last night, and 150 employees turned in their pagers; \"if they hear about an attack on the radio, they will come,\" a spokesman said. MDA employees, who claim that their salaries are among the lowest in Israel, demand to be paid for their near-constant on-call availability - which has been particularly taxing during the past months of Palestinian attacks. They further say that their efforts to negotiate a settlement for the past ten months have been fruitless. Many MDA personnel will be spending their Sabbath in a protest tent outside the home of Health Minister Nissim Dahan - although he supports their struggle.