Health Minister Fernando Llorca Castro will replace Sáenz starting Thursday and Vice Minister MarÃa Esther AnchÃa will temporarily work as Health Minister.
Union leaders demanded that President Luis Guillermo SolÃs ensure the immediate dismissal of Caja Executive President MarÃa del RocÃo Sáenz Madrigal.
Caja Pension Manager Jaime Barrantes said they will evaluate the unions' petition along with others that they have received from other groups in recent days.