Ahead of the upcoming Bank Holiday strike, Steve Barclay took the Royal College of Nursing union into a high court showdown to call off the May 2 portion of their 48-hour strike.
The Royal College of Nursing will order members in England to walk out of A&E, critical care and cancer wards for the first time, in a major escalation of industrial action.
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It means the historic walk-out - organised to coincide with fragile hospital staffing rotas around the Easter holidays - caused more carnage than any other during the ongoing pay dispute.
The union confirmed on Friday that 54 per cent of balloted members in England rejected a five per cent pay rise this year plus a one-off bonus averaging 6 per cent.