Ambulance workers are on strike in the North East today.
Staff who work for the North East Ambulance Service are among those taking part in the industrial action in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
They are calling for a pay rise closer to the rate of inflation having been offered a flat increase of £1,400 under the NHS Agenda for Change pay structure. Under the offer, most ambulance staff get a rise of 4%, the Department for Health and Social Care says, but the Unite, GMB and Unison trade unions say that is a real terms pay cut, with inflation at 10.7%.
