{"id":232425,"date":"2025-07-02T16:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/232425\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T16:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:23:10","slug":"unite-rejects-nhs-pay-award-in-wales-amid-strike-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/232425\/","title":{"rendered":"Unite rejects NHS pay award in Wales amid strike threat"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Unite members working in the Welsh NHS have overwhelmingly rejected a recent pay award, with 87% voting against the offer.<\/p>\n

The union, which represents a large portion of frontline NHS workers in Wales, has called on the Welsh government to reopen pay negotiations.<\/p>\n


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If talks do not begin, Unite has warned it will take moves to initiate a formal industrial action ballot.<\/p>\n

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: \u201cThe government in Wales needs to address critical problems now.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the biggest is the pay and conditions of frontline workers without whom the NHS cannot survive. Workers cannot wait any longer for decent pay and better conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n


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Unite lead health officer for Wales Paul Seppman added: \u201cMorale in the NHS in Wales is at rock bottom.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor over a decade staff have seen real terms cuts to their salaries and simply cannot take any more. The Welsh government must act now to rectify this situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The union\u2019s members have expressed particular concern about ambulance services, where Unite has high membership, with strikes potentially impacting a range of NHS services across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

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