Mr Barclay is maintaining his stance of urging the union to return for talks about working conditions to avert strikes
November 26, 2022 7:13 pmwant ‘ pay negotiations or nothing’ to prevent them going on strike.
It comes after Mr Barclay wrote to the union and encouraged its to return to the negotiating table for talks about working conditions to avert strikes, scheduled to take place onOn Saturday he wrote to the RCN and urged its representatives to “come back to the table” for talks. A Whitehall source has suggested these could include subjects such as pension arrangements, holidays, rosters and the availability of free coffee.
But the RCN’s general secretary Pat Cullen swiftly responded with a letter saying she would only be returning for pay talks after members voted heavily in favour of industrial action.“You cannot shut them out and then repeat that your door is open. If the negotiation table is empty, we can see you are not serious about progress.“On behalf of every nurse, let’s negotiate.”
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