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All you need to know about nurses' strikes - from reasons, to salary negotiations

In the summer, the Government announced that NHS staff in England would get a rise of £1,400 for all pay bands... but unions argued it was effectively a pay cut due to inflation

Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022

Nurses go on strike in Wales for the first time: Cancelled appointments, surgeries and everything you need to know

Nurses in Wales are striking for the first time in history with routine appointments and surgeries likely to be cancelled

Wales Online · Dec 14, 2022

‘Real concerns remain’ about cancer cover during nurses’ strike – NHS Employers

The organisation said the RCN would hold further strikes unless the Government was willing to discuss pay.

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Jeremy Hunt refuses to rule out BANNING nurses from going on strike in new crackdown

Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt twice refused to deny a complete ban on nurses going on strike - as they prepare to begin their first walkout of its kind in a century tomorrow

Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022

Every strike date planned for the rest of the year including nurses, posties and rail workers

Hundreds of thousands of workers are either currently on strike or due to take action in December and beyond

Wales Online · Dec 14, 2022

Rail and Royal Mail workers strike as action intensifies

UK-wide disruption intensifies on Wednesday as postal workers stage a fresh 48-hour strike.

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2022

Who do you believe: the brilliant NHS staff who treated my cancer, or ministers who spin and lie?

A harrowing Guardian report depicts the struggle to deliver care, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022

Royal Mail employees join rail workers on strike as nursing walkout looms

The final first-class posting date for Christmas cards has been brought forward to Friday

Wales Online · Dec 14, 2022

Struggling workers suffer worst wage growth in 50 years as Tories refuse pay deals

And as industrial action grows across the country, No10 was accused of deliberately scuppering pay deals to pick a fight with those trying to improve poor wages

Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022

Hospitals to offer Bank Holiday service but Government refuse to discuss nurses pay

Thousands of patients are being told their operations and appointments are cancelled as the Tories dug their heels in on real-terms pay cuts for frontline heroes of the pandemic

Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022