Medical schools on 48 hour strike in Rabat and Casablanca

Local sections of the higher education union called for a 48-hour strike Wednesday and Thursday in the Rabat and Casablanca Pharmacy and medical schools.

A union release said no medical care or tutoring will be available and that all emergency admissions will be operating.

A general assembly convenes today and sit-ins will be observed in both schools.

The strike came to back grievances including work conditions, training and tutoring the university hospitals, fairness and transparency in management and decision-making.