Trinidad and To­ba­go Na­tion­al Nurs­es As­so­ci­a­tion (TTNNA) in­dus­tri­al re­la­tions of­fi­cer Leti­tia Stephens says the cur­rent sick­out ac­tion by nurs­es could be end­ed if man­age­ment at the Er­ic Williams Med­ical Sci­ences Com­plex (EWM­SC) in Mt Hope meets with and speaks re­spect­ful­ly with nurs­es.

Stephens says the nar­ra­tive paint­ed by the EWM­SC man­age­ment is not fair and the main griev­ance nurs­es are fac­ing is on­go­ing staffing is­sues.

“They need to open di­a­logue and be hon­est and trans­par­ent and speak to the nurs­es. I think that is where they are fail­ing. If they would speak to them (nurs­es), reach out to them gen­uine­ly and un­der­stand what the sit­u­a­tion is, we may have that re­lief com­ing as soon as pos­si­ble,” Stephens told Guardian me­dia yes­ter­day, as the strike ac­tion dragged on for a third day.