Unite union members gather at the West Midlands Ambulance Service hub in Erdington.
Unite union members gathered at the West Midlands Ambulance Service headquarters in Erdington to strike over pay and safe staffing levelsAbout 1,000 ambulance workers have taken part in a strike in an ongoing dispute over pay and safe staffing levels in the NHS.
The government reached a pay settlement with one million health workers in May, including with GMB and Unison members, but it was not backed by Unite.Mick Hooper, a Unite representative, has worked as a paramedic for 34 years.He told BBC WM: "In the ambulance service we have a lot of trouble retaining staff on all levels, from cleaners to the staff that restock the ambulances.
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