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• East Midlands: 20 February and 6 and 20 MarchAlmost 1,000 East of England ambulance workers belonging to the GMB Union have also voted to take industrial action with paramedics, emergency medical technicians, call handlers and other staff
The latest strikes come after about 25,000 paramedics, emergency care assistants, ambulance technicians, call handlers and other 999 crew members from the Unison, GMB and Unite unionsMembers are striking over pay, patient safety and staffing levels, with unions saying staff shortages are crippling services every day, putting patients at risk due to the government's failure to invest in growing demand.
The RCN has announced that its members will stage a continuous 48-hour strike from 6am on 1 March, with no services exempt. RCN leader Pat Cullen has said she is willing to meet the government"half-way", but Health Secretary Steve Barclay has said a 10% pay rise is still unaffordable.
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