The head of Britain’s biggest union has warned that the largest nationwide strike by NHS workers since the early 1980s could hit health services this winter if ministers ignore calls to match pay with inflation.
Christina McAnea, general secretary of Unison, said the union would be balloting 406,000 members in the NHS across England, Wales and Northern Ireland from October 27, while a ballot of Scottish members was already under way.
Other unions representing NHS workers, including the Royal College of Nursing, are holding their own votes and could join Unison in co-ordinated action involving 750,000 workers.
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