RCN leader Pat Cullen says 19% demand is just a ‘starting point’ and calls on government to meet it ‘halfway’

The Royal College of Nursing could be willing to accept a 10% pay rise, with the union’s leader calling on the government to meet it “halfway”.

Pat Cullen, the union’s general secretary, said the RCN’s demand for a 19% rise – branded “unaffordable” by the government – is just a “starting point”.

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