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| Northern Ireland ambulance staff strike called off | Northern Ireland ambulance staff strike called off |
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| Planned strikes by ambulance workers in Northern Ireland and England on Thursday have been called off by one of the unions involved. | |
| The GMB union said a new pay proposal has been put forward by the government. | |
| Talks were held in England on Tuesday between union members and the government. | Talks were held in England on Tuesday between union members and the government. |
| Staff were threatening to strike in response to a decision not to implement a 1% increase in NHS staff salaries across the board. | Staff were threatening to strike in response to a decision not to implement a 1% increase in NHS staff salaries across the board. |
| The government pay review body had originally recommended a minimum increase of 1%. | The government pay review body had originally recommended a minimum increase of 1%. |
| That has been implemented in Scotland and Wales, but not in England and Northern Ireland. | That has been implemented in Scotland and Wales, but not in England and Northern Ireland. |
| In a statement, GMB said the new offer would be reviewed at a national meeting on 4 February. | |
| GMB national officer Rehana Azam said the organisation was "pleased" that a new offer had been secured. | |
| However, the Unite union has yet to call off its industrial action. | |
| Kevin McAdam from Unite told the BBC that they were awaiting a response from the Health Minister Jim Wells and said Thursday's strike would be going ahead as planned. |