Nine out of 10 nurses have rejected a 3.6% pay award for this year and warned they could strike later this year unless their salaries are improved. In an indicative vote among members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), 91% said the 3.6% rise was not enough. The turnout was 56%. The union has told ministers to “use the summer to reach agreement on investment in the nursing workforce or face formal escalation to a dispute and an industrial action ballot”.
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