RCN – Royal College of Nursing

NHS strikes: organise to win

IN A historic first, nurses in the RCN union, pushed to breaking point, have joined the strike wave against the cost of living crisis. And despite media attempts to probe […]

Andy Yorke  ·  07 February 2023

The NHS: Death by a thousand cuts

7.2 million people are on waiting lists for NHS treatment in England.

Rebecca Anderson  ·  18 December 2022

How can this winter of discontent end in victory?

Coorindate and escalate,

Jeremy Dewar  ·  17 December 2022

All out to save the NHS

The government has picked a fight with nurses because if it can beat them it can hold public sector pay down and continue NHS privatisation.

KD Tait  ·  17 December 2022

RCN strike: how can the nurses win?

By KD Tait THE ROYAL College of Nursing (RCN) is taking strike action on 15 and 20 December in the largest nurses’ strike in UK history. After more than a […]

KD Tait  ·  14 December 2022

Healthworkers: vote ‘yes’ and prepare to fight

Joint strike committees should mobilise across all unions for a big yes vote, and demand escalating action to win

KD Tait  ·  12 October 2022

Public sector pay ballots: press for co-ordination

Nurses, refuse collectors, youth workers, teachers, lecturers and civil servants are being balloted.

Rebecca Anderson  ·  10 September 2022

Unions must unite healthworkers’ pay claim

Healthworkers are being balloted over the government's insulting 3% pay offer

Rebecca Anderson  ·  27 August 2021

Health workers can lead public sector revolt on pay

Government offers "insulting" 3%.

Dave Stockton  ·  31 July 2021

Royal College of Nurses training members to fight for a pay rise

Workplace activists can lead the fight for 15%.

Rebecca Anderson  ·  03 June 2021

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