Romanian healthcare union Sanitas suspends general strike for negotiations

31 July 2026 The Sanitas Federation, the main backer of the general strike in the Romanian healthcare sector, announced on Friday, July 31, that it will suspend the strike and resume negotiations regarding the new Wage Law. The strike lasted three days. Sanitas representatives said that in the coming period, they will work for a “fairer, more coherent and more equitable” Wage Law. The organization added that negotiations will be conducted with “a political factor with legal decision-making power – either Parliament or a legitimately appointed government.” Since May, Romania has been governed by an interim cabinet led by Ilie Bolojan. The Parliament, in turn, is on holiday until September 1. “Today we can say with complete conviction: We succeeded! We were heard! We demonstrated that Sanita