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re: Britain on STRIKE: Nurses/Ambulances/Royal Mail/Trains & Teachers Want CHANGE
UK Nurses to Strike For Two Days Before Christmas -Royal Mail, Train, Barristers, University and Teacher Strikes
Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to strike for two days next month in what is set to be their biggest walkout in the NHS's history.
University Staff in East of England Join National Strike Action
Schools are Closed During The Scottish Teachers' Strike
BBC News 25 NOV
Royal Mail, teachers, nurses, railways - they're all going on strikes. But if you're not sure how that happens or why, here's a quick rundown of how the whole system works....
Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to strike for two days next month in what is set to be their biggest walkout in the NHS's history.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced strikes on 15 and 20 December in its pay dispute with the government.
Nurses will still provide emergency care, but routine services will be hit.
The RCN said it had been given no choice after ministers would not reopen talks, but the government said the 19% pay rise demanded was unaffordable.
RCN general secretary Pat Cullen said: "Ministers have chosen strike action.
"Nursing staff have had enough of being taken for granted, enough of low pay and unsafe staffing levels, enough of not being able to give our patients the care they deserve."
---Record number of nurses quitting the NHS
Under trade union laws, the RCN has to ensure life-preserving care is provided during the strikes, which will last from 8am to 8pm.
This is likely to mean some urgent cancer services, urgent tests and scans and ongoing care for vulnerable patients will be protected alongside A&E and intensive care - although it will be up to local health bosses and union leaders to negotiate exact staffing levels on strike days.
But it seems almost certain the walkout will increase the backlog in non-urgent hospital treatment - a record seven million people are already on the waiting list in England.
Louise Ansari, from the Healthwatch England patient watchdog, said she was "concerned" about the impact on this group of patients.
Taking strike action makes me sad -Shaun Williams
Postal Workers and Teachers are on Strike
Royal Mail staff, lecturers at English and Welsh universities and teachers in Scotland are the latest to go on strike. It means most people won't get their usual post deliveries, and there won't be any classes for most affected students and pupils.
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