Christina McAnea, UNISON Head of Health, said today that NHS workers were solid in support of the strike action to protect their pensions. She said:
“Half of all NHS staff were not balloted, but we know that support for the action was strong right across the country. Over 400,000 NHS workers took part in strike action in support of their pensions today. Many of our members who were working turned up because we had agreed that they should provide emergency cover.
“This action was solid and the Government should look beyond the few streets around Whitehall and see what actually happened across the country. Thousands of people were demonstrating in every major town and city across the UK. It is time the Government started listening to them.”