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Apr 3, 2021 21 tweets 7 min read
@heraldscotland article today with the headline:
"@GMB_union needs to accept the reality over public finances"
Here's a thread with reasons not only why NHS staff deserve a substantial pay rise, but why it would be fiscally sensible to do so #NHSpay15
👇 The article states that the Scottish government's offer of 4% is considerably higher than that of Westminster's 1%, whilst true, let's give the numbers some context:

- NHS staff have endured 10 years of pay restraint. With the 1% pay freeze & austerity impacting NHS pay packets.