Nurses union expected to reject pay deal amid strike vote
Nursing personnel in the UK is expected to reject a 3.6 percent wage offer and branded the Royal Nursing College (RCN).
RCN, who voted for the possible wage increase adopted by the government in May, argued that the award would be “completely swallowed by inflation”.
This feeling is echoed in the BBC reports and shows that there is a solid rejection by nursing personnel.
Union, the proposal, doctors, teachers, prison officials and armed forces are insufficient compared to the increases received.
GMB health workers, including ambulance teams, rejected a similar government wage agreement in the near future, while the public publisher, nurses’ potential strike action will not be made until the later hours of the year, he added.
The Union said that its members voted 67 percent against the 3.6 percent award for 2025/26 in the UK.
The GMB called on the health secretary WES Streeting for an urgent meeting to pay for payment and other important issues for its members working in NHS and ambulance services.
GMB National Secretary Rachel Harrison said: uz We are waiting for the answer with interest. ”
The GMB represents approximately 50,000 health workers, including 20,000 in ambulance service.
The announcement also paid by doctors on the first day of a five -day strike.
The analysis of the Royal Nursing College (RCN) found that nurses’ wages were £ 8,000 lower than 2010.
His work has shown that the wages of the nurses are “seriously eroded özellikle especially for young personnel in recent years.
RCN, for those at the beginning of their careers, “collapse” fees to be addressed, the government’s recruitment and a 10 -year health plan should be a priority, he said.
RCN UK General Manager Patricia Marquis said that the nursing personnel are tired of constant financial capture, usually struggling to pay rent or get housing ladder ”.
For a comment, contact with RCN was contacted.
