09 February 2024 , 09:23
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Porters, cleaners, and other staff at the UK's biggest NHS trust are going to strike over pay.
They're unhappy because they didn't get extra money for working during the pandemic. Sharon Graham from Unite said: "If Barts thinks that our members will go quietly into the night they have another thing coming."
"They have seen their comrades at other trusts rightly win this pay award and they will keep fighting and keep striking until Barts does the right thing and pays up. There is absolutely no reason for Barts and the Department of Health to be continuing to block this payment for our members."
Tabusam Ahmed from Unite said staff were struggling to survive on their current pay. He added: "Our members are some of the lowest paid in the NHS and struggling to make ends meet amid a cost-of-living crisis.
"They turned up and put themselves on the frontline during the pandemic just like every other healthcare professional yet Barts are trying to exploit a loophole to deny them the money they are owed. We will continue this fight, escalating the action we will take until our members get what is rightfully theirs."
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