The Ambulance service covering Stamford and Rutland could vote for strike action
The GMB Union says nearly 2,000 paramedics and staff in the East Midlands are casting their ballots.
The Ambulance service covering Stamford and Rutland is set to vote on strike action in the coming days - in a dispute over pay.
The GMB Union says nearly 2,000 paramedics and staff in the East Midlands are casting their ballots.
Meanwhile - the Royal College of Nursing started voting on walk outs last week.
Workers are angry over the Government’s imposed 4 per cent pay award, which leaves them facing yet another massive real terms pay cut.
Rachel Harrison, GMB National Officer, said:
“Ambulance workers have just had enough.
“They’ve not been on strike in decades, but they are at the end of what they can take.
“Pay has been systematically slashed for more than ten years and we now face the worst cost of living crush in a generation.
"Meanwhile vacancies are at record highs and we have the worst A&E delays ever - and it’s not even the winter flu season yet.
“But this is about more than pay and conditions. Cuts and shortages mean GMB members feel they are unable to deliver safe standards of patient care.
“Things can’t go on like this - something has to give.”