Britain’s public health nurses went on strike again on Wednesday to demand pay rises and improved working conditions.
The Associated Press reported:
British public sector nurses went on strike again on Wednesday to demand pay rises and improved working conditions.
They had already announced that they would hold a 12-hour strike on Wednesday and Thursday for this demand.
In this situation, a 12-hour nursing strike on Wednesday affected one in four hospitals in Britain, the Associated Press news agency reported.
Nursing has long been accused of being underpaid.
According to the Royal College of Nurses (RCN), their salaries are now very low because their wages have not been adjusted for inflation over the years.
Vacancies for nursing posts are not filled and other nurses are overloaded with work. Due to this, they are working overtime and are suffering physically and mentally, the trade unions allege.
In this context, the nurses across the country went on strike on the 15th of last month, insisting on wage volatility and increasing the quality of working conditions.
After the protest which was held for the first time in the 106-year history of RCN, again on Dec. A similar protest was held on the 20th.
In this context, now for the third time on Wednesday, the nurses strike was carried out.