The union warned they have had “enough of being taken for granted”
Nurses will hold two days of strikes before Christmas this year as The Royal College of Nursing stages its first ever national walkout. While nurses at Kettering General Hospital will take part, the majority of those at Northampton General Hospital will remain at work.
“They have the power and the means to stop this by opening serious talks that address our dispute,” she told BBC Breakfast. "Our economists have worked hard on our figures. If Mr Barclay wishes to meet with me and get round a table and stop the spin and start to speak, he can avert these strikes. The strikes, which will take place in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, are the biggest in the RCN’s 106-year history. Walkouts will take place in some places on the two days in December, with action planned in other areas in January if the RCN has to announce further dates.At NorthantsLive we're more than just news. We cover what people are talking about every day and celebrate the very best that this incredible part of the world has to offer.
Mrs Cullen said: "Nursing staff have had enough of being taken for granted, enough of low pay and unsafe staffing levels, enough of not being able to give our patients the care they deserve." Matthew Taylor of the NHS Confederation, which represents local health trusts, said: “To avoid a prolonged war of attrition, we hope there will be a negotiated resolution of the issues the trade unions have raised without delay.”
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