Nurses have called for 'fair pay' and support
Nurses, care staff and students gathered outside Leeds General Infirmary on Thursday to hold up plaques and cheer on fellow 'comrades' during the city's first official nurse strike.
Today, outside the Leeds General Infirmary , hundreds of nurses, fellow unions, and supporters gathered to picket in solidarity and call out the government for failing to pay nurses a fair wage. The Royal College of Nursing wants a 17 per cent pay rise for staff and has said that below-inflation increases are not only affecting their lives but also the lives of patients.The government has acknowledged the pay increase but says the demand is unaffordable.
Several other unions including the Communication Workers Union came out in solidarity with the nurses. Kevin Patterson, vice president of Leeds Trades Council, who help to organise unions throughout the city, said: "We are here supporting the nurses and other health workers.
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