Health workers in other unions, including ambulance staff, hospital porters and cleaners, are also voting on industrial action over pay. Nurses vote for strike ...
[Nurses across the UK](https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23104865.nurses-vote-go-first-ever-national-strike-action/) have voted to strike in a dispute against pay. "We accepted the recommendations of the independent NHS Pay Review Body in full and have given over one million NHS workers a pay rise of at least £1,400 this year on top of a 3% rise last year. We accepted the recommendations of the independent NHS Pay Review Body in full and have given over one million NHS workers a pay rise of at least £1,400 this year on top of a 3% rise last year. "That’s why supporting the NHS and social care workforce to care for patients is one of my priorities, and we have already recruited 30,000 of the 50,000 more nurses we promised by 2024. The union represents close to half a million nurses, with nurses voting to strike in the majority of NHS employers. [The Royal College of Nursing (RCN)](https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23104865.nurses-vote-go-first-ever-national-strike-action/), which represents close to half a million nurses, announced the action in its first UK-wide strike action in its 106-year history.
NURSES in Shetland could go on strike as part of a nationwide rejection of the Scottish Government's latest pay offer. Royal College of Nursing (RCN) ...
“Our members should have received a pay increase in April but, after months of unjustifiable dither and delay from COSLA and the Scottish Government, we are still waiting for an acceptable offer to be made. All funds go towards covering our cost and improving the service further. Patient safety is paramount and we will work openly and constructively with the unions to minimise the impact on our service users wherever possible.” Shetland News currently has over 560 supporters who are all making small voluntary financial contributions. But RCN Scotland board chair Julie Lamberth said: “NHS pay is a political choice and for Scottish government ministers to suggest to nursing staff that fair pay should come at the expense of key services is insulting both to our members and the people of Scotland, who recognise that these services are already understaffed and rely on the good will of nursing staff to keep going. A total of 96 per cent of those taking part in the ballot voted in favour of strike action in response to a five per cent pay offer.
A historic vote for nurses to strike and its impact on the health service dominate Thursday's papers.