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SECURITY guards at Southampton General Hospital are being balloted for strike action over pay and conditions, particularly in relation to frequent assaults in A&E.
The 21 workers, who work for agency employer Mitie, are seeking to up their basic £8.64 an hour to £10.50.
But staff are also angry that Mitie refuses to give them the personal protection equipment such as stab vests and personal restraints to help them deal with violent situations.
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
