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| Unite union votes to reject NHS pay offer | Unite union votes to reject NHS pay offer |
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| Members of the Unite union in England - mostly ambulance workers and junior health staff - have rejected the latest NHS pay offer. | Members of the Unite union in England - mostly ambulance workers and junior health staff - have rejected the latest NHS pay offer. |
| The turnout was 55%, with just over half voting against the offer of a 5% wage rise this year and a cash payment for last year. | The turnout was 55%, with just over half voting against the offer of a 5% wage rise this year and a cash payment for last year. |
| Planned strikes in England at hospitals and ambulance trusts will go ahead next week. | Planned strikes in England at hospitals and ambulance trusts will go ahead next week. |
| Results from other unions on the same pay offer are mixed. | Results from other unions on the same pay offer are mixed. |
| Members of the largest NHS union, Unison, have voted to accept the offer. GMB is expected to announce its vote result later today. | Members of the largest NHS union, Unison, have voted to accept the offer. GMB is expected to announce its vote result later today. |
| Nurses with the Royal College of Nursing have already turned down the offer and they plan more strike action, starting on Sunday at 20:00 BST in England. | |
| Members of the Royal College of Midwives, meanwhile, have accepted the offer. | |
| When are nurses and ambulance workers striking? | When are nurses and ambulance workers striking? |
| Nurses' strike in England to be cut short after court ruling | |
| Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Unite was clear from the start it was very unlikely this offer would be accepted. It is quite frankly a joke that NHS workers are being forced to fight for a decent pay rise after years of pay freezes and all their sacrifices during the pandemic. | Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Unite was clear from the start it was very unlikely this offer would be accepted. It is quite frankly a joke that NHS workers are being forced to fight for a decent pay rise after years of pay freezes and all their sacrifices during the pandemic. |
| "The government should be delivering generous rewards for that instead of a parade of insults bullying and lies about our industrial action. Unite will be backing our NHS members 100 per cent." | "The government should be delivering generous rewards for that instead of a parade of insults bullying and lies about our industrial action. Unite will be backing our NHS members 100 per cent." |
| Strikes involving ambulance workers in Yorkshire will happen on Monday, with the south of England and West Midlands following on Tuesday. | Strikes involving ambulance workers in Yorkshire will happen on Monday, with the south of England and West Midlands following on Tuesday. |
| Industrial action will also take place in some hospitals in London, Manchester, Lancashire and the West Midlands. | Industrial action will also take place in some hospitals in London, Manchester, Lancashire and the West Midlands. |
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| NHS crisis | NHS crisis |