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| NHS staff to stage new four-hour strike over pay | NHS staff to stage new four-hour strike over pay |
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| NHS workers, including nurses and midwives, are to stage a new four-hour strike in England on 24 November as part of an ongoing pay dispute. | NHS workers, including nurses and midwives, are to stage a new four-hour strike in England on 24 November as part of an ongoing pay dispute. |
| Union members will walk out over the government's decision not to accept a recommended 1% pay rise. | |
| A Department of Health spokesperson said they could not afford the pay rise "without risking front-line jobs". | A Department of Health spokesperson said they could not afford the pay rise "without risking front-line jobs". |
| Christina McAnea, chair of the NHS trade unions, said the government had left them with "no alternative". | Christina McAnea, chair of the NHS trade unions, said the government had left them with "no alternative". |
| She warned Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt that he needed "to realise that this dispute is not going away". | She warned Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt that he needed "to realise that this dispute is not going away". |
| "All we are asking for is fair pay," she said. | "All we are asking for is fair pay," she said. |
| Trade unions taking part include Unison, Unite and the Royal College of Midwives. | Trade unions taking part include Unison, Unite and the Royal College of Midwives. |