Sunak resists pressure to negotiate with nurses on pay to avert strikes

The transcript discusses the demands of unions like RCN and Unison for reasonable offers, highlighting the economic challenges faced over 12 years, including pay freezes. It addresses the lack of engagement by some unions in pay discussions and suggests that direct negotiations with unions could prevent strike actions.

What has been the impact of 12 years of economic stagnation and pay freezes on the NHS?

• A lack of national strikes in the NHS

• Improved pay for NHS workers

• A rise in national strikes

• Increased funding for healthcare

Which health union is mentioned as not engaging with the pay review body?

• Unison

• RCN

• GMB

• NHS

What is suggested as the most effective action the government could take to resolve the pay disputes?

• Engage in direct negotiations with unions

• Implement more pay freezes

• Increase taxes

• Ignore the unions' demands

What would be the immediate result of the government engaging in direct negotiations with the unions?

• More pay cuts

• Increase in strikes

• Suspension of strike action

• Decrease in NHS funding

Which organizations are mentioned as needing to negotiate with the government to prevent strikes?

• Unison and GMB

• Royal College of Nursing and Unison

• GMB and NHS

• RCN and NHS