• Ministers refuse to negotiate with nurses on pay to prevent NHS strikes

    Government rebuffs union offer to suspend action in return for talks, saying it can’t depart from review body’s recommendationMinisters have rebuffed an offer by nursing unions to suspend planned strikes in return for negotiations on pay, arguing that it was not possible for the government to amend awards decided by the independent pay body for NHS staff.The foreign secretary, James Cleverly, told Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday show that the health secretary would happily talk to
  • ‘We cannot go on like this’: three striking workers on why they have no choice

    In the health, rail and the postal services, low pay, safety concerns and fear of losing rights have pushed staff to industrial actionCarmel O’Boyle has worked in the NHS for more than a quarter of a century, first as a healthcare assistant and then as a nurse at a walk-in centre in Liverpool.Continue reading...

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