{"id":695178,"date":"2022-12-06T15:19:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=695178"},"modified":"2022-12-06T15:19:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:19:45","slug":"ambulance-staff-to-go-on-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/ambulance-staff-to-go-on-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambulance Staff to go on Strike!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Ambulance staff all across the country are set to go on strike on the 21st December in a dispute over pay!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This is a coordinated walkout by the three main ambulance unions. Unison, GMB and Unite.<\/p>\n<p>This could be awful for a lot of people as this could mean those who have a trip and or fall may not get seen to due to this strike.<\/p>\n<p>The strike will start on the 21st December and end on the 27th December.<\/p>\n<p>The impact of the ambulance walkout will be patchy as Unison, which is the largest union in the sector, only has a strike mandate for half of England&#8217;s 10 regional services. Stat the BBC!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-695192 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/127831770_nhs_pay-nc.png\" alt=\"Ambulance Staff to go on Strike due to pay\" width=\"2666\" height=\"2916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/127831770_nhs_pay-nc.png 2666w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/127831770_nhs_pay-nc-274x300.png 274w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/127831770_nhs_pay-nc-936x1024.png 936w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/127831770_nhs_pay-nc-768x840.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/127831770_nhs_pay-nc-1404x1536.png 1404w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/127831770_nhs_pay-nc-1872x2048.png 1872w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2666px) 100vw, 2666px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;Ambulance staff and their health colleagues don&#8217;t want to inconvenience anyone. But ministers are refusing to do the one thing that could prevent disruption &#8211; that&#8217;s start genuine talks about pay.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;Wages are too low to stop health workers quitting the NHS. As more and more hand in their notice, there are fewer staff left to care for patients. The public knows that&#8217;s the reason behind lengthy waits.&#8221; Stat the Union.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For more News, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>For everything Five Minutes Spare, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>For the Five Minutes Spare YouTube Channel, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4AiJQSc8lzf_b9VCWjSXLA\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Banner and Image Credit: <a class=\"mui-19sk0fy-a-underline-inherit-linkContainer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/g\/AJNizzetto\">EternalMoments<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ambulance staff all across the country are set to go on strike on the 21st December in a dispute over pay! This is a coordinated walkout by the three main ambulance unions. Unison, GMB and Unite. 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