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'We have to be heard': Nurses march in protest over pay

RCN members taking part in the protest this morning

Demonstration held by Royal College of Nursing

A number of Manx nurses and union representatives have begun walking from Noble's Hospital towards Tynwald in a protest over pay in the last hour.

The Royal College of Nursing members are marching through Douglas in what they call a peaceful demonstration.

It’s in response to RCN’s rejection of the latest pay offer proposed by Manx Care, with 70 per cent of respondents to a recent ballot voting in favour of industrial action.

Pebbles Maddrell is with Unite the Union and explains why nurses are taking to the streets:

'It's high time for nurses to be valued here on the Isle of Man' - Karin Tiagan, Chair of RCN Isle of Man Branch.

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