for a double digit rise when members have previously been encouraged to accept a smaller offer. it is going to be very difficult for the union, the majority of the other nhs unions, iii the majority of the other nhs unions, 1a in total have backed the deal, ministers have agreed to pay and that should be going into the pay packets next month and ministers are adamant the pay deal will not be reopened, no more talk, it is a done deal. the rcn is running a national ballot so if nurses vote for strike action across england can be involved, previously run a series of local ballots which was to help achieve the threshold necessary to take strike action, 50% of members did to take part in the majority need to back industrial action for that vote to count. by running a national ballot they are potentially having more impact but to achieve the threshold needed for the mandate to count is much more difficult running this national ballot thread is being dubbed and all nothing approach
congress. and i ll tell you why. who e-maited congress. and i ll tell you why. who e mailed me last night at nine o clock? e mailed me last night at nine o clock? the health secretary wants to see o clock? the health secretary wants to see me applause. colleagues, this is not about negotiations, but it is important that i negotiations, but it is important that i go negotiations, but it is important that i go and i tell them again why many that i go and i tell them again why many of that i go and i tell them again why many of you voted to reject the pay offer~ many of you voted to reject the pay offer~ ih many of you voted to reject the pay offer. in scotland our overwhelming strike offer. in scotland our overwhelming strike mandate forced scottish government into several rounds of negotiations without a single day of action applause. absolutely. i know some of you are frustrated absolutely. i know some of you are frustrated at not being able to join coll
months’ mandate college another six months mandate for strike college another six months mandate for strike action across the whole nhs then for strike action across the whole nhs then a government will be forced to act nhs then a government will be forced to act once nhs then a government will be forced to act once more. applause nobody, absolutely nobody wants to see twice nobody, absolutely nobody wants to see twice as many nurses take strike action see twice as many nurses take strike action or see twice as many nurses take strike action or twice as many hospitals affected action or twice as many hospitals affected by a strike. prime minister, you did the right thing to open minister, you did the right thing to open negotiations with me in february open negotiations with me in february. before the 75th birthday of the february. before the 75th birthday of the nhs this july, february. before the 75th birthday of the nhs thisjuly, let s get february. before the
members. that is what congress is about members. that is what congress is about and members. that is what congress is about and we are listening all year round about and we are listening all year round as about and we are listening all year round as well. tens of thousands more round as well. tens of thousands more people have joined this college and the more people have joined this college and the movement we are building together and the movement we are building together since congress last year. when together since congress last year. when we together since congress last year. when we are bigger than we have ever been, when we are bigger than we have ever been. i when we are bigger than we have ever been. ithink when we are bigger than we have ever been, i think we know we are doing the right been, i think we know we are doing the right thing. our size is our power the right thing. our size is our power and the right thing. our size is our power and congress,