UNISON ambulance workers strike for a fourth day over pay and staffing
Ambulance staff working for five services in England – London, Yorkshire, the North West, North East and South West – will be taking part in further industrial action tomorrow (Friday 10 February) over NHS pay and staffing.
Paramedics, emergency care assistants, ambulance technicians, other 999 crew members, call handlers and control room staff will be on picket lines at various times during the day.
UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea will be joining workers on strike at various locations in the South West, while the union’s head of health Sara Gorton will be visiting ambulance picket lines in London. Deputy head of health Helga Pile and assistant general secretary Jon Richards will be in Yorkshire.
This will be the fourth time ambulance staff have walked out during the current dispute.
Key UNISON picket lines run from 10:00- 22:00 and include-
Sheffield- Longley Ambulance Station, 9 Crowder Road, S5 7PJ
Hull- Sutton Fields Ambulance Station, Copenhagen Way, HU7 0XY
York- York Ambulance Station, Turner Close, Hemsworth YO31 9FD
Leeds- Leeds Ambulance Station, Flax Place, Leeds LS9 8HF