The government will take a nursing union to court next week in an attempt to stop its latest strike action
"It's so wrong for the government to use taxpayers' money to drag our profession through the courts.
"We're determined to show that the nursing profession is strong and determined and defend our members' right to strike."Thousands of nurses are due to strike for the May bank holiday In a statement released after the news broke, Mr Barclay said he had been"left with no choice but to proceed with legal action".
He added:"I firmly support the right to take industrial action within the law - but the government cannot stand by and let a plainly unlawful strike action go ahead nor ignore the request of NHS Employers.Ms Cullen confirmed members would not be asked to walk out if the court ruled against them, saying:"If the government succeeds in silencing members like you and convinces the court to stop part of our strike, then we'll have no choice but to cut it short.
She added:"Our strike action has always been safe and legal. We would never ask our members to do anything unsafe or against your professional code."
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