{"id":266702,"date":"2025-07-31T15:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/deeply-undervalued-nurses-threaten-industrial-action-ballot-after-pay-offer-rejected-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:05:17","slug":"deeply-undervalued-nurses-threaten-industrial-action-ballot-after-pay-offer-rejected-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/deeply-undervalued-nurses-threaten-industrial-action-ballot-after-pay-offer-rejected-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Deeply undervalued&#8217;: Nurses threaten industrial action ballot after pay offer rejected | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-C5H8o9WRMc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Deeply undervalued': Nurses threaten industrial action ballot after pay offer rejected | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-C5H8o9WRMc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Nurses in England could be balloted on industrial action if the government does not reach agreement on investment in the workforce over the summer, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned.<\/p>\n<p>Nurses overwhelmingly voted to a reject a 3.6% pay offer and the RCN said nurses are &quot;deeply undervalued.&quot; They said the pay award was &quot;not enough&quot; to reverse widespread vacancies, stunted career progression and years of pay erosion, and are now urging the government to negotiate reforms on pay structure to avoid formal escalation.<\/p>\n<p>It follows a five-day walkout by thousands of resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, which came to an end on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nurses in England could be balloted on industrial action if the government does not reach agreement on investment in the workforce over the summer, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned. 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