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Oct 2022
Ambulance workers in Harrogate district could be set to strike
Staff at Yorkshire Ambulance Service are set to vote on strike action over a government pay offer.
The service employs 7,200 staff and covers all of North Yorkshire, including the Harrogate district.
The GMB Union, which represents 1,500 ambulance workers, said it held a consultative ballot over strike action which saw 90% vote in favour of a walk-out.
Turnout for the vote was 80%.
It comes after the government offered staff a 4% pay increase.
Following the outcome on the consultative ballot, Unions are now set to move towards holding a formal vote on industrial action.
Deanne Ferguson, GMB organiser, said:
Dates for the formal ballot will be announced in the "coming days", the union said.
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