Unite union announces industrial action across the south of England and West Midlands.
Ambulance workers in the south of England and West Midlands will strike just after the early May bank holiday, the Unite union has said.The Christie cancer service in Manchester, and hospitals in Birmingham and Lancashire will also be affected.
Unite is the smallest of the three unions which represent ambulance workers, alongside Unison and the GMB. About 2,000 paramedics, call handlers and other staff working for ambulance trusts are expected to walk out across the two days in May. The Royal College of Nursing, whose members rejected the government's latest pay offer, said emergency departments, intensive care and cancer services would be affected for the first time.
The government offered a 5% pay rise for 2023-24 and a one-off payment of at least £1,655 to top up last year's salary.Ms Graham said: "Unite has been up front and honest that it did not believe that the pay offer was good enough for NHS workers. A lump sum payment and yet another real terms pay cut doesn't meet the challenges faced by NHS workers.
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