Hundreds of thousands of healthcare workers, including nurses, paramedics, porters, cleaners, cooks, therapists and healthcare assistants, are to be balloted for industrial action over pay.
Delegates at UNISON’s health care conference in Brighton gave an overwhelming ‘yes’ vote to a ballot. Speaker after speaker, angrily condemned the Government’s decision to give a derisory 1% non-consolidated increase only to NHS staff at the top of their incremental scale. This has left 60% of NHS without an increase this year including 70% of nurses.
In a passionate speech calling for a ballot for action, Christina McAnea, UNISON’s Head of Health, said:
http://www.unison.org.uk/news/health-workers-vote-for-strike-ballot
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Health workers vote for strike ballot
Hundreds of thousands of healthcare workers, including nurses, paramedics, porters, cleaners, cooks, therapists and healthcare assistants, are to be balloted for industrial action over pay.
Delegates at UNISON’s health care conference in Brighton gave an overwhelming ‘yes’ vote to a ballot. Speaker after speaker, angrily condemned the Government’s decision to give a derisory 1% non-consolidated increase only to NHS staff at the top of their incremental scale. This has left 60% of NHS without an increase this year including 70% of nurses.
In a passionate speech calling for a ballot for action, Christina McAnea, UNISON’s Head of Health, said:
http://www.unison.org.uk/news/health-workers-vote-for-strike-ballot