If Steve Barclay won’t engage with health workers on pay, what is he Health Secretary for, asks GMB Union?
GMB Union has announced strike dates for more than 10,000 ambulance workers across nine trusts in England and Wales.
Paramedics, Emergency Care Assistants, call handlers and other staff will walk out on December 21 and 28 in the following trusts: [See notes below for exact times for each ambulance trust]
- South West Ambulance Service
- South East Coast Ambulance Service
- North West Ambulance Service
- South Central Ambulance Service
- North East Ambulance Service
- East Midlands Ambulance Service
- West Midlands Ambulance Service
- Welsh Ambulance Service
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Workers across the ambulance services and some NHS Trusts have voted to strike over the Government’s imposed 4 per cent pay award - another massive real terms pay cut.
GMB representatives will now meet with individual trusts to discuss requirements for life and limb cover.
Rachel Harrison, GMB National Secretary, said:
“After twelve years of Conservative cuts to the service and their pay packets, NHS staff have had enough.
“The last thing they want to do is take strike action, but the government has left them with no choice.
“Steve Barclay needs to listen and engage with us about pay. If he can’t talk to us about this most basic workforce issue, what on earth is he Health Secretary for?
“The Government could stop this strike in a heartbeat – but they need to wake up and start negotiating on pay.”
Ends
Details of action (all full strike action, all members):
EMAS – 21st December, 06:00 – 05:59
28th December, 06:00 – 05:59
NEAS - 21st December, 00:01 – 23:59
28th December, 00:01 – 23:59
NWAS - 21st December, 00:01 – 23:59
28th December, 00:01 – 23:59
SCAS – 21st December, 06:00 – 18:00
28th December, 00:01 – 23:59
Secamb – 21st December, 06:00 – 23:59
28th December, 00:01 – 23:59
SWAST – 21st December, 06:00 – 23:59
28th December, 00:01 – 23:59
WAST – 21st December, 00:01 – 23:59
28th December, 00:01 – 23:59
WMAS - 21st December, 00:01 – 23:59
28th December, 00:01 – 23:59
YAS – 21st December 00:01 – 23:59
28th December, 00:01 – 23:59
