Nurses reject 5% pay deal and vote for all-out strike – with no exemptions for emergency care

The Independent says Nurses have rejected the government’s pay offer and announced an all-out strike with all services affected for the first time in NHS history.

A majority of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members rejected the 5 per cent pay deal, by 54 per cent of the vote to 46 per cent, despite a recommendation from union leaders to accept it.

In a bid to force the government’s hand, the union announced a round-the-clock walkout for 48 hours starting at 8pm on 30 April until the evening of 2 May.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nurse-strike-nhs-doctors-b2319987.html