Trade unions organising in health and social care called for strike action on 16 February. They are unhappy that the government has postponed negotiations on pay levels and job rankings to which it made a commitment in an agreement signed last year. The unions want to adjust pay levels across the health sector to ensure fairness across the public sector. They have been further angered by the government’s unilateral decision to deal separately with doctors and dentists which previously had been part of the public sector- wide negotiations.
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