'Every time the health secretary speaks, I've got my head in my hands' Unite union general secretary Sharon Graham accuses government of walking away from the negotiating table, adding 'this strike did not need to happen'
The picket line outside Cardiff’s ambulance HQ in the north-east of the city is far less dramatic than what I saw during yesterday’s nurses' strike. At times, there have been only three or four ambulance workers taking part - and there a several reasons why., it seems several of those on strike have been called out to deal with “red alert” emergencies.
The agreement was that staff taking part in industrial action would go back to work if required to deal with these the most serious calls - and that seems to have been the case this morning., where as yesterday nurses on strike worked in a variety of different department, from research to palliative care to health visiting, ambulance staff deal with only the most urgent medical emergencies - so as per the agreement above, they are and will be called back to work more easily if required.
Thirdly, it is only one union taking part in industrial action in Wales - the GMB union. Their members make up only around a quarter of the Welsh workforce.The HQ is not on a main road, so it is not as visible and not getting the same amount of reaction from the public. And of course, no doubt the weather is playing it’s part - it’s pouring here at the moment.
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