Teachers and nurses plan to strike in England and Wales next month as unions remain at loggerheads with the government over below-inflation pay deals.
Separately, nurses announced further industrial action on February 6 to 7 and accused the government of refusing to negotiate a better pay deal. “It is with a heavy heart that nursing staff are striking this week and again in three weeks,” said Pat Cullen, the RCN’s general secretary. “My olive branch to government—asking them to meet me halfway and begin negotiations—is still there. They should grab it.”
Still, Health Secretary Steve Barclay last Monday signaled flexibility, saying he’s open to backdating the next pay rise for health workers to cover part of the present fiscal year. Some health union bosses have said talks with Barclay have become more positive.A meeting between the NEU and Education Secretary Gillian Keegan last week did not lead to any breakthroughs on pay, however, with union representatives accusing the minister of “downplaying the prospects of movement this year.
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