Paramedics stage strike in long-running row over pay

North West paramedics will stage a two-hour walkout later in a dispute over pay.

Members of the GMB union will strike for two hours at the start of each day shift during June 18th.

It follows an earlier ballot of members, which saw more than 84% of those who responded vote for strike action.

The GMB have said they have waited for more than 12 years for the outcome of job re-evaluations and that strike action is a last resort.

Mike Buoey, from the GMB, said:

“GMB’s North West paramedics are taking this step reluctantly as a last resort – but they’ve been backed into a corner.

""NWAS asked what they wanted. We told them; an independent investigation into what has happened during the past 13 years and an external evaluation of the job role.

"They flatly refused."