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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Elliott Ryder

Nurses to escalate strike over Bank Holiday weekend after pay off rejected

Nurses across the city region will return to the picket line next month after rejecting the Government’s latest pay offer.

A fresh round of strikes have been pencilled in for the coming May Bank Holiday weekend with workers walking out for 48 hours from 8pm on April 30. The escalation comes after the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced yesterday that its members had rejected the latest pay offer tabled by the Government.

This will be the first time staff in emergency departments, intensive care units and cancer care are set to take industrial action. The RCN’s most recent round of strikes had been paused in February following the resumption of talks over pay.

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