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• Ministers have power to pause strikes by committing to pay boost, says UNISON

  21-12-2022 18:47
  Thousands of ambulance workers across England walked out today (Wednesday) after the government failed to take part in any pay talks to prevent disruption to NHS services, says UNISON.
  Staff belonging to UNISON at five ambulance services – North West, North East, Yorkshire, London and South West – have been staging a 12-hour walkout from noon over pay and staffing.
  UNISON says all health workers will want to escalate strike action in the&
  
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• Blog: A message to ambulance strikers on a difficult day

  21-12-2022 12:28
  Today’s strikes across the NHS are not taken lightly, and not celebrated, but the government must take serious heed.
  UNISON members at two Liverpool hospitals walked out at 7.30am and ambulance road crews across five trusts will start their strike action at 12 noon, as part of our dispute over pay and staffing.
  Much planning has gone into contingency arrangements that have been agreed through negotiations with local employers and NHS staff. The same staff who have put so much hard work int
  
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• Ministers putting lives at risk by refusing to negotiate

  21-12-2022 12:07
  Reacting to comments made this morning by health secretary Steve Barclay on the ambulance strike, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “People are already dying or getting sicker every day because the government’s let the NHS get into such a dire state.
  “Ministers have sat back while ambulance response times worsened and waiting lists reached record highs. Ambulance services and the wider NHS no longer have the staff to provide safe patient care. And all th
  
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• Rolling report: #PutNHSpayright

  21-12-2022 09:55
  09:05am There are strict laws on picketing during industrial action and the union could be heavily fined if these are broken.
  But there are plenty of way in which non-striking members and any other supporters can show their solidarity with strikers today.
  Check here to find out more
  If you’re following events on Twitter, make sure to check @unisontheunion and @cmcanea. And if you yourself are tweeting, please use the hashtag #PutNHSpayright.08:55am Good morning all. As UNISON general secre
  
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