NHS union members step up campaign to reject ‘paltry’ pay deal

Cross-union group sends out leaflets and hold online calls to persuade staff to vote against package agreed by leaders

Members of Britain's biggest health unions are organising a campaign to reject the pay agreement being recommended by union leaders, in a move that threatens to destroy the tentative truce between the government and NHS staff.

A cross-union group called NHS Workers Say No has sent out thousands of leaflets, held online calls and started WhatsApp networks in an effort to persuade members to vote against the 5% increase hammered out during months of talks.