HEALTH workers in Barnsley will hold another strike in after the government refused a one per cent pay rise.
Nurses, midwives, pharmacists, scientists, paramedics, occupational therapists, radiographers, dieticians, healthcare assistants, and cleaning and maintenance staff will down tools for four hours on November 24.
It follows on from strike action last month which saw about 80 health professionals form a picket line outside the main entrance to Barnsley Hospital.
Union members want a one per cent pay rise, which has so far been rejected by the government.
Unions involved in the strike include Unison, Royal College of Midwives, GMB and Unite, amongst others.
Christina McAnea, chairwoman of the NHS trade unions, said: "The NHS depends on the goodwill and commitment of the workforce and this is now at breaking point.
"The government has made no attempt to resolve this dispute and staff have been left with no alternative but to take more industrial action. Jeremy Hunt (health secretary) needs to realise that this dispute is not going away. All we are asking for is fair pay."
