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A health workers union has recommended that its members reject the government’s “miserly” 3% pay increase for NHS workers, branding it “offensive” and “simply not good enough”.
GMB Union, which is campaigning for a 15% increase following a decade of pay cuts, said it has “no hesitation” about supporting members if they want to take industrial action. Its ballot opens on 6 August and closes on 17 September. Other health unions have not ruled out industrial action.
A miserly 3% is simply not good enough. It’s another real-terms pay cut, and after the year health workers have had it’s downright offensive.
GMB is calling for a restorative 15% increase to make up for a decade of slashed pay under the Conservatives.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Join the march to Downing Street today at 5pm to tell the government that our #NHS workers will not accept the meagre and insulting pay rise of just 3%.
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We fully support our health members in their protest at the grossly inadequate and underwhelming 3% pay recommendation.
We believe that the public shares our disgust at this paltry offer, which reinforces our resolve for pay justice.