LONDON, November 10th. —The Royal College of Nursing union that groups nurses from the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) determined this Wednesday that they would strike before the end of 2022 as a rejection of the working conditions under which they work, reports BBC world.

Trade union organizations demand fair wages and secure staffing. “The result of our largest voting in history shows that a record number of nursing staff are ready to join the picket this winter,” the union said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, Pat Cullen, said the distraction “has turned to action and our members are saying enough is enough. The voice of nurses in the UK is powerful and I will make sure it is heard,” she said.

Unions insist all NHS employers in Northern Ireland and Scotland be included. He stressed that all “but one board of health in Wales met the relevant statutory thresholds.”

Members working at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, opposite the House of Commons, will go on strike, as will members working at other major hospitals in the British capital: Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, University Hospital Wales in Cardiff and Hospital Royal Victoria in Belfast. .

In this sense, Pat Cullen emphasized that this was a watershed moment in union history. He added that they would continue their fight through the strike and beyond for as long as necessary to win justice for the nursing profession and patients.

“This action is for patients and nurses. Standards are falling too low and we have strong public support for our campaign to raise them. This winter, we ask the public to show the nursing staff who are with us,” the union leader said.