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The nurse that’s saying no to public-sector pay inequality
When the government’s public-sector pay rise snubbed many of the lowest-paid NHS workers, a single nurse decided to take action — and started a movement. LUCY WOOD tells the story
Within a day the group 'NHS Workers Say No to Public Sector Pay Inequality' had over 20,000 members
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NESS WOODCOCK-DENNIS was a nurse for many years but after four years of the public pay freeze, she quit in 2014 to become a tutor. She now teaches the future nurses of the NHS.
“I can’t in good conscience teach these students and not do anything,” she says, “they need to be treated with respect.” That is why on the evening of the government announcement, Ness created a Facebook group called NHS Workers Say No to Public Sector Pay Inequality.
Within a day the group had over 20,000 members, many helping to organise and plan action to protest for fairer pay for nurses and NHS workers. By day five, the group has over 62,000 members and 18 confirmed protest marches across Britain on August 8 at 11am.
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