Strike ‘tipping point’ for NHS ambulance workers pushing for the Agenda for Change
A four-day strike by NHS patient transport workers represents a sticking point over their growing anger at not being on the same pay system as their colleagues, BERNY TORRE reports
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NHS ambulance workers are going on strike for four days after reaching a “tipping point” over their trust leadership’s double standards over their pay awards, a GMB rep has said.
Adrian Gavrilita, 32, said the walkouts starting today are over a failure to hand over some £1,300 in back pay at the London Living Wage.
But they also represent a sticking point amid growing frustration over not belonging to the same Agenda For Change (AFC) pay system that covers all NHS staff except doctors, dentists and very senior managers.
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