Nurses could accept a 10% pay boost, the head of the union has said - just half of their original demand
Pat Cullen, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said her union's original demand of 19%, dismissed by ministers as "unaffordable", was only the starting point for negotiations.
And Ms Cullen said this week that she would be willing to negotiate lower than the original pay boost demands amid the tough "economic climate".She told Times Radio's Imperfect podcast: "There is a rhetoric out there that says the Royal College of Nursing is unrealistic, it’s looking for something that’s totally unachievable, it’s looking for 19%.
Thousands of nurses walked out on December 15 and 20, and the RCN has said its members will strike again on January 18 and 19 unless negotiations are opened.Picture:The planned action would take place at more NHS employers in England than the previous strikes, increasing from 44 to 55 trusts, according to the RCN.
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