Union talks aimed at ending strike action

Union talks aimed at ending strike action Ministers are holding separate talks with health, teaching and rail unions to try to bring an end to the country's various strike actions.

Rishi Sunak said the talks were a "positive development" but any pay deals had to be "affordable".

Unions welcomed the discussions but insist pay rises for nurses in this financial year must be addressed.

The government has so far only agreed to discuss a settlement for the next financial year, which starts in April. BBC News

See also:

• NHS pay: Nurses' leader optimistic over Sunak talks BBC News
• NHS pay dispute: Health Secretary Steve Barclay hints at revised offer to unions BBC News
• Junior doctor strike warning for March BBC News
• Employers could sue unions under planned anti-strike laws BBC News
• Junior doctors could strike for 72 HOURS in March, warns 'militant' union demanding a 26% pay rise The Daily Mail
• Nursing union orchestrating chaotic NHS-wide strikes tells Government it would 'meet halfway' The Daily Mail
• Rishi Sunak may consider one-off payment to end nurses’ strikes The Guardian
•  More than 2,600 ambulance workers from Unite to join existing strike The Guardian
• Nurses’ union ‘could accept 10% pay rise’ The Guardian