Trade union nipsa is to ballot NI health workers for strike action - a week after the Royal College of Nursing balloted its members across the UK.
The trade union Nipsa is to ballot health workers for strike action in a dispute about pay, staffing levels and travel reimbursement.Nipsa's Terry Thomas said it wanted to "redress the years of historical pay cuts".It has called for a pay rise of 5% above the RPI inflation rate of 12%.
Public service union Unison is to also ballot its members in Northern Ireland from 27 October for strike action.In Northern Ireland, health workers have yet to receive a pay award for 2022/2023. In Scotland, the offer is 5%, while in England and Wales, NHS staff are being offered an average of 4.75% or more.health staff in Northern Ireland receive a pay increase of £1,400This means in real terms that pay has not matched the rate of inflation and price rises.
"Nipsa members did not create this crisis in the NHS but they are determined to end it," Mr Thomas said. The Covid-19 pandemic reinforced the "compassion, professionalism and dedication" of public servants, he added.
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