Responding to the government’s offer of pay talks in the long-running NHS dispute Unite’s national lead officer Onay Kasab said:

 “Unite will be holding urgent talks with its reps, who have a mandate for  strike action. That’s to decide whether we can take part in the pay talks on the suggested terms.

 “However. The excessive pre-conditions are not helpful.”

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