British health unions have made an offer to suspend a wave of planned strikes in health services over Christmas and the New Year if ministers agree to open serious discussions over pay, the Guardian reported on Saturday.
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Dec 10 - British health unions have made an offer to suspend a wave of planned strikes in health services over Christmas and the New Year if ministers agree to open serious discussions over pay, the GuardianThe Royal College of Nursing and Unison would seriously consider deals similar to those that have already led to strikes being suspended in Scotland rather than insisting on rises that match inflation or, for nurses, exceed it by 5%, the report added.
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