NHS strike: Ministers refuse to negotiate nurses’ pay

The offer by the Royal College of Nurses - to suspend strikes if the Government meets with them to negotiate over pay - looks set to go unheeded.

Because, Ministers have insisted that - while their door is open to sit down with the Union - it is not the Government's role to negotiate pay, adding that those decisions rest with the NHS.

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[cinderball]

Important point: the Pay Review Board for the NHS that James Cleverly likes to refer to? It's working to parameters set down by the government. So when the government says they're doing what the Board recommends, they are simply marking their own homework, and pretending it's someone else's.

[deanjames]

If the nurses and paramedics had the same pay rises as mps have had since 2010 do you honestly think they would be striking now, I think not the hypocrisy of these politicians is disgusting

[dominictemple]

These Tories have given themselves huge raises and enjoy hugely subsidised food and drink, including alcohol, in Westminster, and have been very willing to give away millions if not billions to their friends and business partners in return for nothing or substandard equipment, and yet when it comes to actual working people, working long hours in hard conditions, they tell them to jog on. I would be surprised, but they are Tories and so them consideing the working class beneath contempt as a matter of course is a central plank of their ideology.

[snsn]

Power to the people!! This government is vile and wicked. Only care about themselves and their cronies.

[colmcorbec]

Inflation is just the bare minimum to keep the same buying power as before. Fair pay for hard work!

[ypointNull]

Unpaid hours is unacceptable, support the workers.

[ericpoeperic]

Everyone would believe in a truly independent pay review but these are not independent they're weighted towards whoever's in government

[Henrys_Mom]

But the government is fine with giving them self raises and they feel it’s totally acceptable for them to make $100, 000 a year, for VERY little work, but don’t want give nurses a pay raise . Remember who said no and vote them all out next time!

[TheRaptorXX]

james cleverly, "We value incredibly what they're doing..."?
Not enough to enter negotiations though? Not enough to pay them a living wage?
... and snce WHEN were all these people asking for a decent wage NOT 'normal members of the public'? They don't WANT to go for days without pay (which is what happens during a strike for pay)!

[ssss]

the coal miners warned them if they did not support the miners, eventually the government would come for them. its too late now.

[peterkirby]

This government should be kicked out of government and kicked out of the country. They are disgraceful.

[Dcsavage]

Not so long ago the Government encouraged us all to applaud the nurses in the NHS as they were seen as the hero's of society. Now they seem to be the enemy in the eyes of the Government not Covid - 19.

[Sdakouls]

Power to the nurses. General election now.

[joexuk]

The government aren’t even negotiating. That’s how much they “value our nurses”

[justsomebloke]

But the much vaunted "Indemendant Pay Commision", is not all that independant really. The body is chosen by government as far as I'm aware. The very epitome of mealy mouthed.

[thomaskearney]

Dependent on the UK Government for their paychecks - and appointments - the Pay Review Board just gives its stamp of approval on what the government decides.

[Tiptopkg]

Most people in the country are under paid and struggling shouldn't matter what job you do if your out there working you deserve to be able to live a comfortable life not worry everyday if you can afford bills and support your family.

[JoelJoel]

"We value incredibly what they're doing." --- Just not to the value of currency.

[Themars]

she is worried because she is on holiday from Australia - daft

[joelgladwin]

Shows how much our government care about us