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Unison members accepted a pay deal yesterday which the government initially refused to give.
The deal involves a 1 per cent increase, abolition of the lowest pay grade, and a one-off £200 payment to some staff.
Unison head of health Christina McAnea said: “Our members have voted to accept this offer. Although it does not go far enough, it is an improvement and it will make a difference particularly to over 250,000 of the lowest-paid in the NHS.”
She said the government had forced NHS workers to strike for the first time in 34 years.
“I’m proud of the fact our members were prepared to take strike action without compromising patient care. Their industrial action has forced the government to negotiate with us and sent a warning that NHS workers will not sit back and do nothing when their standard of living is attacked.”
She said the industrial action should warn ministers against further cuts.
