Nurses to stage 'summer of protest activity' over pay cap Nurses will stage a "summer of protest activity" across the UK over pay, the Royal College of Nursing has said.
Its members will also be balloted on industrial action unless the next government scraps a 1% pay-rise cap.
It comes as the union says figures suggest the NHS in England is drastically short of the nurses it needs, with 40,000 posts unfilled.
The Conservatives said half the workforce receive annual progression-in-the-job pay rises.
The RCN said a consultative ballot of its members in April showed a majority (78%) were prepared to go on strike, while 91% said they would support industrial action short of a strike. About 52,000 of the 270,000 RCN members eligible to vote took part. BBC News
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Its members will also be balloted on industrial action unless the next government scraps a 1% pay-rise cap.
It comes as the union says figures suggest the NHS in England is drastically short of the nurses it needs, with 40,000 posts unfilled.
The Conservatives said half the workforce receive annual progression-in-the-job pay rises.
The RCN said a consultative ballot of its members in April showed a majority (78%) were prepared to go on strike, while 91% said they would support industrial action short of a strike. About 52,000 of the 270,000 RCN members eligible to vote took part. BBC News
See also:
- Nurses threaten 'summer of protests' as four in five want strikes The Daily Telegraph
- Nurses vote in support of strike ballot over low pay The Guardian
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