Around 2,000 paramedics and ambulance workers could soon go on strike across Merseyside and the north west.
The GMB union has this morning confirmed that it is balloting North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) for potential walk-outs as it launches industrial action. Around 2,000 staff will be asked to vote, with dates for the vote announced in the coming days.
The union says its members are 'understaffed and overworked' and says their low pay is barely covering the essentials for them to get by.