On 4 December, Unite the Union members at Barts NHS Trust embarked on their fifth tranche of action in their dispute over pay and safe staffing, with 24 days of action already under their belts.
The week-long strike takes place at five east London hospitals, and involves workers in ‘soft services’ – domestics, porters, catering staff, security etc – who are fighting for fair treatment. One porter at Whipps Cross said: “We don’t know if we’ll win. But we have to think about our children and grandchildren.”
At the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel, these workers are joined in strike action by A&E nurses and pathologists.
