The Royal College of Nursing went on strike for the first time in its history in Northern Ireland in 2019
NURSES STRIKE VOTE: Nurses will start voting next month on whether to strike over pay in what is being described as a "defining moment" for the profession
Opening on Thursday, September 15 for four weeks, the postal ballot will ask RCN members working for the NHS in England and Wales on Agenda for Change contracts if they will take strike action which involves a complete withdrawal of labour. Last month the Government announced a pay award the RCN said leaves an experienced nurse more than £1,000 worse off in real terms, describing it as “a national disgrace”.
Pat Cullen, RCN general secretary, said: “Nursing staff will stop at nothing to protect their patients. Staff shortages are putting patient safety at risk and the Government’s failure to listen has left us with no choice but to advocate for strike action.“A lifetime of service must never mean a lifetime of poverty. Ministers’ refusal to recognise the skill and responsibility of the job is pushing people out of the profession. The next prime minister must change course urgently.
“So basically, if you are being asked to look after too many patients and you can’t do a good job, then you get dissatisfied and you’d leave and that tends to be what nurses do.
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