More than 10,000 ambulance workersincluding paramedics, emergency care attendants, and emergency call operators United Kingdomthey will carry out four more days of strike in a dispute over wages and conditions for the high inflation in the country, announced this Wednesday the union GMB.
union members in England y Gales they plan to hold a strike on February 6, 20, March 6 and 20. “GMB ambulance workers are angry. In her own words, ‘they’re done’,” said the GMB national secretariat, Rachel Harrisonit’s a statement.
“Our message to the government is clear: let’s talk about paying now,” he added. Key sectors in Britain have been hit by a series of strikes, including nurses, railway workers and teachers, which have paralyzed services as workers demand higher wages amid rising inflation and the cost of living.
The latest announcements by ambulance workers coincide with the strike dates announced by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)which said its members in England and Wales would leave for 12 hours each on February 6 and 7 due to their ongoing pay dispute with the government, Archyde.com reported.
Meanwhile, the British government is seeking to pass a new law that would give the police authority to suppress the most “disruptive” protests. This law would have the objective of responding to the generalized strikes that have been taking place since December 2022, as a consequence of high inflation.