another winter walk out. ambulance staff across much of england and wales are the latest workers to announce plans for industrial action. the strike, on december the 21st, will involve paramedics, call handlers and support staff from the three main ambulance unions. members of the gmb union will also walk out on december 28th. it s both physically and mentally draining, ourjob. jason has been a paramedic in dudley in the west midlands for 20 years. but over the past 12 months he says many colleagues have had enough and left, and he s often unable to take patients into overcrowded hospitals. to get there and go and tell a patient they ve got a two, three, four, six, seven hour wait in the back of an ambulance, it s heartbreaking. our staff often experience violence and aggression. do you think there s a risk this strike will alienate members the public?
good morning. it s wednesday, the 7th of december. our main story. industrial action by public and private sector workers is set to escalate further in the weeks up to christmas, with ambulance staff in england and wales the latest to announce a series of walk outs. paramedics, call handlers and other workers will go on strike on the 21st and 28th of this month, in a dispute over pay. but unions say it will only affect non life threatening calls. tim muffett reports. another winter walk out. ambulance staff across much of england and wales are the latest workers to announce plans for industrial action. the strike, on december the 21st, will involve paramedics, call handlers and support staff from the three main ambulance unions. members of the gmb union will also walk out on december 28th. we will put agreements in place at a local level. they are negotiated