Health unions threatening to strike after pay rise ‘insult’ Posted: 6:38 pm March 10, 2021
By Jodie Curran
HEALTH workers in Fermanagh have described a proposal that would give NHS workers a pay rise of just one percent as an “insult.”
With unions now threatening strike action after voicing their “disgust” at the plan, fears have emerged that the proposal could lead to local workers quitting their jobs which would add further pressure to staffing levels at SWAH.
“The RCN has been clear that this year, of all years, we need a significant and fair pay rise. An additional £3.50 a week for an experienced nurse is by no means fair and will do nothing to prevent an exodus from the profession,” warned SWAH RCN representative Kathryn Gault.