❌ “There were no strikes in the NHS during 13 years when Labour was last in government” - Wes Streeting MP There were no national strikes during this period, but we’ve found some examples of staff at NHS hospitals taking part in local strikes.
that staff working at Glasgow Royal Infirmary held a 48-hour strike over pay and working conditions. This dispute reportedly involved around 300 domestic and cleaning staff who were employed by the agency Sodexho , and worked in the NHS hospital. Trade publicationWe also found a report in
Full Fact has put these examples to Mr Streeting, and asked whether he agrees that they appear to contradict his claim that there were “no strikes in the NHS” when Labour was last in power. Unite told us it doesn’t hold records going that far back. We’ll update this fact check with any further responses we receive.
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