'Insulting' pay offer could lead to nurses strike - The Strabane Chronicle
THE one per-cent pay rise offer for nurses who fought on the frontline during the Covid-19 battle has been branded ‘an insult’ and could pose the risk of further industrial action. Health unions have responded with ‘dismay and anger’ at the news that the UK government is only prepared to fund a pay uplift of one percent for health workers. A joint statement issued by the Royal College of Nurses (RCN), Unison, Nipsa and Unite unions said members would be ‘outraged’ and the ‘government position cannot stand and must be challenged.’ Advertisement The Government has said the one p...
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