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Tens of thousands of ambulance workers are staging a one—day strike across england and wales. it's part of a series of mass walk—outs, including by nurses, railway workers and border control forces, taking place across the uk this winter. we know that ambulance workers — including paramedics and call handlers from three unions — the gmb, united and unison — want pay increases to keep up with the rising cost of living. earlier this year, nhs staff in england and wales received an average pay rise of 4.75%, in line with the recommendation of an independent pay review body. the governme...

We will say goodbye to viewers on bbc two, but we will continue our coverage on the bbc news channel. nurses have been striking today — let's take a quick look at what the dispute is about. on the issue of pay: the royal college of nursing is calling for a rise of 5% above the rpi inflation rate, which measures how much prices are going up over time and is currently higher than 14%. that would mean a py rise of more than 19%. the government has said that is unaffordable and nhs staff in england and wales have been given an average increase of 4.75%, with the lowest—paid nurses guaranteed a...

For is safe staffing levels with the conditions. previously, on a nurses wage committee wanted to treat yourself to luxuries, you would wreck a bank shift or overtime. i find now that i'm having to work bank shifts and over time just to make ends meet, and it's really difficult. what about the millions i handed to shell and bp? i you know, i just think that thatl argument of "there is no money, there is no money, there is no magic money tree," is a joke. _ for its part, the government has offered nhs staff in england an average pay rise of 4.75% — in line with an independent pay review. but ...

Which has put forward this 4.75% offer on average to nhs staff, with a guaranteed minimum of £1,400. the union said it is not enough, it needs to be at inflation or more because they have had successive pay freezes, which means workers have seen a real terms pay cut. both sides not budging from that position and no resolution in sight. and it is set against the backdrop of much wider industrial action, as we have been reporting for a few weeks. that is right and it is a big challenge for the government. the strikes really are only in the early phase of what could be a concerted period of indu...

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