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British medics, nurses don’t get pay raises, vote to strike

The move comes after the UK government decided to not award National Health Service workers a 1 percent pay raise

International Business Times

ENGLAND — National Health Service staff, including paramedics and nurses, are to strike across England in a row over pay, according to the trade union Unison.

The move comes after the UK government decided to not award NHS workers a 1% pay rise, which was recommended by the NHS Pay Review Body.

Unison, which has around 300,000 health members in England, said more than six out of ten (68%) of its NHS members who voted in the strike ballot said they were prepared to take industrial action.

Read full story: NHS Pay Row: Nurses and Paramedics Vote for Strike Action in England