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Security guards to strike over poor pay at Southampton General Hospital
SECURITY guards at Southampton general hospital will strike over poor pay and demands for the right equipment to defend themselves from violent attacks in the A&E department.
Unite has said that 21 of their members who work for the agency Mitie will be striking eight times from April to June, with the first strike to begin on April 5.
They are demanding a pay rise from £8.64 an hour to £10.50.
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