Cost of living: Health workers on 24-hour strike in pay dispute

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Cost of living: Health workers on 24-hour strike in pay dispute
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Unison, Nipsa and GMB members take strike action saying last week's pay award is 'not enough'.

Health sector workers from three of Northern Ireland's biggest unions are taking part in a strike on Monday, in a dispute over pay and conditions.

Health workers have been told they will receive a 2022-23 pay award of £1,400, however, Unison's regional secretary says "it's not enough".Royal College of Nursing leader Pat Cullen says "my door is open" It followed legislation at Westminster which allowed civil servants to enact the proposal in the absence of a health minister.that the uplift wasn't enough for its members.

Compared to 2019, this time workers seem more defiant and entrenched in action that will make a difference.

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