Daven Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) Nurses will never strike but they deserve a pay rise. I think you will find that many nurses WOULD strike Pat or at least work to rule - morale is low and nurses are sick to death of being ignored. ---------- Post added 21-09-2017 at 17:34 ---------- No! ............. Why............................? Edited September 21, 2017 by Daven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I think you will find that many nurses WOULD strike Pat or at least work to rule - morale is low and nurses are sick to death of being ignored. ---------- Post added 21-09-2017 at 17:34 ---------- Why............................? Glad to hear that Nurses would strike. They deserve every penny they get but are undervalued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daven Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) Glad to hear that Nurses would strike. They deserve every penny they get but are undervalued. You are right Pat. Todays nurses have taken on many jobs that were done by doctors years ago - extra training and responsibility to take blood, cannulate, examine patients, diagnose and prescribe means that their role has changed vastly but this has not been reflected in their wages. No change in their wages for at least 3 years means a wage reduction in real terms. The NHS runs on the goodwill of nurses who always put in the extra mile and work over their shift time to ensure everything possible is done for their patients. The responsibility they accept is way over and beyond the financial reward and they are angry about this - quite rightly. I truly believe that many nurses have reached the point where they will strike because enough is enough really. Edited September 21, 2017 by Daven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesserthan1 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 If they don't want to do it for the money they're on they should go and get a job paying more somewhere else- it's not like we're forcing them to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 If they don't want to do it for the money they're on they should go and get a job paying more somewhere else- it's not like we're forcing them to do it. Bless They're not doing it for the money, they're doing it to give back to the community and to make a positive and valuable contribution to society. You're not very bright, are you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little miffy Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 If they don't want to do it for the money they're on they should go and get a job paying more somewhere else- it's not like we're forcing them to do it. Good evening. I kind of agree with you. Its a difficult one and I don't begrudge the emergency services a pay increase but I haven't had any pay rise in 8 years and I'm sure thousands of other professions are the same. Its not just nurses etc. That have effectively had a large pay cut over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTinsley Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 Good evening. I kind of agree with you. Its a difficult one and I don't begrudge the emergency services a pay increase but I haven't had any pay rise in 8 years and I'm sure thousands of other professions are the same. Its not just nurses etc. That have effectively had a large pay cut over the years go on strike then. Or are you ok with your lot ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Good evening. I kind of agree with you. Its a difficult one and I don't begrudge the emergency services a pay increase but I haven't had any pay rise in 8 years and I'm sure thousands of other professions are the same. Its not just nurses etc. That have effectively had a large pay cut over the years so what should we do then ? Should low-paid workers continue to stab each other in the back, in a continual race to the bottom ? Or should we expect more from our politicians and demand that BoJo the Clown and Sir Nige' put all the £350million a week they have saved from the EU budget into the NHS ? So far, we've voted for a Strong and Stable tory government that's neither strong or stable. Time for a change of tactics, I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little miffy Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I can't just go on strike myself! We have been on strike before but nothing changes. No I'm not overly happy with my lot but I've been in the same job nearly 30 years and I'm not qualified to do much else tho I am looking. As I said I don't begrudge others trying to get a better deal but some people think its just nurses etc who are hard done to when actually many others are too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza c Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Some people in private sector haven't had a payrise for years, but no one seems bothered about that. It's always the public sector striking. In the private sector we have to make our own money to survive, as do the self employed, we have cutbacks on overtime, part time contracts, no payrises, if we fail we go bust, and staff lose their jobs. public sector is bankrolled by the taxpayer, so have a never ending supply of cash. I think our nurses do a great job, but so do people in private sector u can't have the big pensions and the payrises as was before, it's one or the other, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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