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Chamber and committees

RCN Scotland Indicative Ballot Results

  • Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 November 2021
  • Motion reference: S6M-02098

That the Parliament notes the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland’s report on its indicative ballot of NHS Scotland members to establish who would be willing to take some form of industrial action in support of their trade dispute on pay; understands that the ballot revealed that 90% of respondents would be willing to take industrial action, short of strike, while six out of 10 members said they would be willing to withdraw their labour in strike action; further understands that this ballot is a result of the fact that RCN members rejected the Scottish Government's single-year NHS pay offer for 2021 and subsequently lodged a trade dispute with the Scottish Government and NHS employers over pay; believes that the results of this ballot should shame the SNP administration and considers that the results are a reflection of how badly treated and undervalued nursing staff are in Scotland; further considers that RCN members considering strike action is an historic and unprecedented event, and understands that these decisions will not have been made lightly, and urges the Scottish Government to act to give nursing staff the pay and conditions that they deserve and to apologise to the sector for the way that it has been treated.


Supported by: Neil Bibby, Sarah Boyack, Paul O'Kane, Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba