The working class must fight in defence of health workers! UK National Health Service workers offered insulting 1 percent pay rise "Health workers have seen a 20 percent pay cut over the last 10 years when accumulated inflation, measured by the retail price index, is factored in.

Most experienced front-line nurses are £6,144 per year worse off. Many health workers are forced into doing extra shifts with the bank (staff resource pool) and agencies, using credit cards and even food banks to survive.

If the government’s pay proposal is realised a senior nurse and a junior doctor with years of experience will receive an extra £3.50 and £4 per week respectively."

In the past year, tens of thousands of us have signed this petition and others and spoken out for the 15% restorative pay increase we need to bring our NHS back to safety.

Unions have announced preparations for strike action if needed (this being the last resort) But for any strike action to be agreed, it legally requires 50% of the membership to vote in the ballot.

This Government and our unions need to know that we are serious in standing behind 15%, and possible strike action isn’t an empty threat.

So add your name to this statement to say loud and clear: I am ready to take industrial action for 15%, to defend the safety of my patients and the survival of the NHS 

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/08/uknu-m08.html