The union that groups nurses, employees and civil servants in the UK threatened this Friday with another round of strikes demanded an increase in wages in line with inflation and better working conditionsafter the failure of negotiations with the British Government.

Nurses lead protests after the country’s largest union, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), refused the government’s salary offer and announced a new vote for a more aggressive strike that could last up to six months.

In turn, public employees from the Public Services and Commerce (PCS) union are preparing for another wave of strikes after unions attacked the government’s announcement of salary increase for the year from 4.5% to 5%.

Meanwhile public officials gathered at Prospect also warned that they would go on strike on May 10 and June 7 in government departments and other areas, such as the Office of Meteorology and the Health and Safety Executive in response to the latest salary offers.

As reported by The Guardian, the Royal College of Nursing warned that members rejected the offer and will schedule a new vote for a larger measure of power which will probably last until the end of the year.

“Voting has closed and the numbers are being verified. As of then there is no result. We will make an announcement later and notify our members in advance,” said an RCN spokesperson.

“an insult”

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had hoped a deal with nurses would help end a wave of strikes this winter, but now he faces the prospect of another NHS crisis.

PCS workers in the UK have warned they will go on another strike after calling it an “insult”. a limit of up to 5% for wage increases offered by the UK government.

Although talks are ongoing between the two parties, the Government has made that clear the increase is non-negotiable.

The union’s general secretary, Mark Serwotka, described the offer in a statement to which Télam agreed, as “insulting” and “completely inappropriate“, and urged members to vote ‘Yes’ for stronger action.

After a meeting with Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quin, Serwotka said PCS members had not been offered any increases with a 2% pay increase in 2022 and between 4.5% and 4.5% 5% in 2023, taking into account that that represented half the rate. inflation.

“What do they offer us for 2023 Not enoughadded the union leader after accusing the government of treating its own workforce markedly worse than anyone else’s.

For public unions, the proposed 5% increase is “insulting”

“This insulting proposal will only anger PCS members, harden their resolve before the next fresh vote and increase the likelihood of a new wave of continued strikes,” he added.

Meanwhile, Mike Clancy, general secretary of Prospect, said this repeatedly offer to participate in salary talks intended to resolve these disputes, provided they follow approaches comparable to those used in other parts of the public service.

“This move follows the government’s refusal to begin negotiations to resolve the current wage and working conditions dispute,” Clancy said in a post on the social network Twitter.