由于缺乏资金,北爱尔兰的护士尽管获得批准,仍可因3.6%的无酬加薪而罢工。 Nurses in Northern Ireland may strike over unpaid 3.6% raise despite approval, due to lack of funding.

尽管卫生部长麦克·内斯比特(Mike Nesbitt)同意该奖项, 北爱尔兰护士在权力分享执行官未能为薪资审查机构建议的3.6%的加薪获得资金后, 即将采取罢工行动。 Strike action by nurses in Northern Ireland is imminent after the powersharing Executive failed to secure funding for a 3.6% pay rise recommended by the Pay Review Body, despite Health Minister Mike Nesbitt approving the award. 皇家护理学院(RCN)发起了一场正式的争端,并开始选举成员,援引未兑现的保证,即与联合王国其他地区保持薪酬平等。 The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has launched a formal dispute and begun balloting members, citing broken promises to maintain pay parity with the rest of the UK. RCN执行主任丽塔·德夫林谴责这种拖延是可耻的,强调加薪在通货膨胀情况下至关重要,对工作人员的士气和留用至关重要,尽管涨薪幅度不大。 RCN executive director Rita Devlin condemned the delay as shameful, stressing the pay increase—though modest—is vital amid inflation and essential for staff morale and retention. 尽管财政部长约翰·奥多德保证护士将获得加薪, 但没有任何资金承诺或时间表. Despite Finance Minister John O’Dowd’s assurance that nurses would receive the raise, no funding commitment or timeline exists. 工会敦促立即采取行动,防止罢工并恢复对该职业的信任。 The union is urging immediate action to prevent strikes and restore trust in the profession.