Healthcare workers from two of Northern Ireland's biggest unions nipsa UNISONNI are to begin industrial action in a dispute about pay.
Unions in Scotland are consideringThere are several reasons why workers are taking industrial action, including the failure by the Stormont executive to trigger a pay increase while the cost of living soars.
The Nipsa and Unison action will take the form of work to rule - members will only take on work required in their contracts. The union said the cost-of-living crisis was biting deep and it was foolish to assume workers would "suck it up". In a joint statement the unions said the safety of health service patients was "very important for health staff who will take industrial action".
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