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SUMMARY:LEEDS - March for NHS Pay Justice! (by Nurses United and others)
DESCRIPTION:We all know our Healthcare Workers have been crucial in the fight against COVID-19. Excluding us from the public sector pay increases puts our patients at risk. \nAfter losing 20% of our pay since 2010 we now have 44\,000 vacancies and it leaves us unprepared to tackle a second peak of COVID-19. As Nurses – we are calling on all NHS workers & supporters to join us in sending a clear message to Boris Johnson and his colleagues: we demand recognition for the sacrifices made and the hardship endured. \nThis will be a peaceful protest against this government’s exclusion of NHS staff from recent pay increases. Please wear a face covering/mask and observe social distancing. \nHealthcare Workers are feeling demoralised\, undervalued\, overworked and utterly exhausted. 540 of our friends and colleagues have been lost to COVID-19 and it is not over yet. \nThe plan is to meet in Millennium Square for a rally\, with speakers from across the NHS and beyond. At midday we will hold a 2 minute silence in respect of those Healthcare Workers who have sadly been lost to Covid19. \nJoin us there: 11am on Saturday the 8th August. Bring your banners\, and your voices – it’s time to show that you care for our carers and our NHS.\nPlease note: this march is not politically affiliated\, nor is it a call for strike action – this is a powerful demonstration of our ability to come together and call out the government’s treatment of Healthcare Workers across the board \n
URL:https://leedsforchange.org.uk/event/leeds-march-for-nhs-pay-justice-by-nurses-united-and-others/
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