NURSES’ walkouts will drag on for six painful months if they do not get a pay boost, union leaders have warned. Thousands of appointments and operations will be cancelled again today as the Royal C…
NURSES’ walkouts will drag on for six painful months if they do not get a pay boost, union leaders have warned.
Thousands of appointments and operations will be cancelled again today as the Royal College of Nursing holds its second day of action.The RCN director for England warned that bosses have the power to keep calling NHS strikes until MayPatricia Marquis, RCN director for England, warned bosses have the power to keep calling NHS strikes until May.— on Thursday and tomorrow — with action set to intensify in the new year.
Ms Marquis said: “Sadly, if there is no resolution, then our members have taken a vote to take strike action and that mandate lasts for six months.
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