Around 2,000 North West ambulance staff are expected to walk out in another day of strike action to hit the service.
Following Unison and Unite members taking industrial action yesterday, North West Ambulance Service workers who are part of GMB are on strike today (January 24). Paramedics, emergency care assistants and call handlers who are part of the GMB union began their 24-hour walkout just after midnight.
It comes as the bitter dispute over pay for NHS staff shows no sign of being resolved, with Rishi Sunak insisting pay rises would come from 'elsewhere in the NHS budget'. “North West ambulance workers are angry,” said GMB representative and NWAS paramedic Paul Turner.
