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NHS workers on the picket line St Thomas' Hospital, London, head of a march from the hospital to Trafalgar Square, as members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the Unite union continue their strike action in a dispute over pay, May 1, 2023
STRIKING nurses warned they can no longer get by on austerity wages today as thousands of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members downed tools once again across the country.
Many joined May Day rallies in London, chanting, singing and holding placards stating “enough is enough” and asking “How am I supposed to live?”
The latest walkout, which began on Sunday evening, is the first in the escalating six-month dispute to include emergency department and intensive care staff after RCN members voted to reject the Tory government’s latest below-inflation wage offer last month.
Since 2023, Strike Map has evolved from digital mapping at a national level to organising ‘mega pickets’ — we believe that mass solidarity with localised disputes prepares the ground for future national action, writes HENRY FOWLER
Government urged ‘to tackle the root causes’ of the NHS crisis and improve ‘social care services’
