British nurses take to the streets of London to demand ‘fair wages’
On Monday it will be the turn of the junior medical personnel (those professionals who do not yet have a specialty). They will carry out three days of strike to denounce that, due to austerity policies and inflation, their salaries have been lowered by 25%.
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Posters for the Nurses March today in the UK. Photo: EITB MEDIA
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Euskaraz irakurri: Erizain britaniarrek Londreseko kaleak hartu dituzte “soldata duinen” eske
British nursing staff have taken to the streets of London this Saturday in defense of the UK public health system and to demand “fair wages”. An unprecedented crisis has plagued British public health for months, with thousands of unfilled vacancies, and strikes by health professionals demanding salary increases, due to precarious working conditions and a worsening of the service.
Nursing and ambulance personnel have suspended their strikes for the moment, after the Government agreed to sit down to negotiate. On Monday it will be the turn of the junior medical staff (those professionals who do not yet have a specialty). They will go on strike from Monday, March 13, to Wednesday the 15th, to denounce that, due to austerity policies and inflation, their salaries have been lowered by 25%.
The United Kingdom is being affected by the protests of workers from various sectors demanding wage increases in response to the rising cost of livingincluding strikes in sectors ranging from the postal service to healthcare.
The number of days of work lost due to labor disputes In the United Kingdom, it reached a total of 843,000 days last December, which represents a significant increase compared to the 467,000 in November and represents the highest figure recorded since November 2011, according to data from the National Statistics Office ( ONS).
Source: Eitb

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