Gemma AbbottNov 9, 2022

When you read the news about forthcoming nurses’ strikes - worth remembering this 👇

Nurses are currently earning 2% LESS in real terms than they did in 2010

Solidarity ✊

#NursesStrike #IndustrialAction #Strikes #PublicSectorPay #UKPolitics

https://www.newstatesman.com/chart-of-the-day/2022/11/nurses-strike-pay-earning-less

Nurses are still earning less in real terms than in 2010

As strikes approach, nurses’ pay is 2 per cent less than it was 12 years ago after accounting for inflation.

New Statesman
Show threadGemma AbbottNov 10, 2022

Many nurses simply cannot afford to eat - or feed their families - on the wages they receive

What else can they do but strike?

You can’t eat claps

Solidarity ✊

#UKPolitics #NursesStrike #CostOfLivingCrisis #FoodBanks #JoinAUnion

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/10/nurses-among-rising-numbers-of-workers-using-food-banks-research-shows

Nurses among rising numbers of workers using food banks, research shows

Trussell Trust figures reveal one in five referrals to its centres were from households where someone worked

The Guardian
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@gem_abbott will be supporting it
Nov 10, 2022 at 5:45pmWeb