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Nursing staff in Wales set to go on strike after rejecting pay offer

RCN Wales said its members are to walk out on June 6-7 and July 12-13 after rejecting the latest NHS pay offer for nursing staff.

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

Nurses plan to strike again in 2023 due to 'lack of engagement' from Welsh Government

Members of RCN Wales went on strike for the first time in history on December 15 and 20 over poor wages and chronic staff shortages

Wales Online · Dec 27, 2022

Nurses in the only Welsh health board that won't be striking claim they didn't get their ballots in time

The union's first period of industrial action is likely to take place in December - but one health board won't be involved as things stand

Wales Online · Nov 11, 2022

What the £1,400 NHS pay rise means for nurses, midwives, cleaners, porters and other staff

The pay rise was described as a 'kick in the teeth for hard-working doctors in Wales' by the British Medical Association, while the Royal College of Nursing said it was 'outraged' by the uplift

Wales Online · Jul 22, 2022