Members of the Royal College of Nursing in Wales, Scotland and England are being balloted for the strike action, the first time in its 106-year history. The union is recommending its 300,000 members walk out out over pay, with the result of the ballot due next month.
If strikes go ahead, the RCN says they would affect non-urgent but not emergency care. The Wales branch says that from today (Thursday, October 6), to noon on Wednesday November 2, RCN members working in the NHS and HSC on Agenda for Change contracts are being balloted on whether to take strike action.
They say: "This follows the below-inflation pay award in England and Wales and pay offer in Scotland. There has been no award made in Northern Ireland at this time. The ballot is taking place by post.
