Nurses are engaged in a digital campaign to lobby the government to scrap its cap on annual pay rises.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has continued its ‘summer of protest’ by urging its members to send tweets to their MP and share photos or videos explaining why they want the cap to be lifted. The aim is to get the hashtag #scrapthecap trending on the website.
Working more for less pay #scrapthecap @RGUNursing @theRCN @RCNScot pic.twitter.com/6tJEpnpakM
— Jackie Leith (@jackie_leith) August 25, 2017
On 6 September, the RCN will host a drop-in session at Parliament for MPs to speak to nurses about the issue – which has held nurses’ pay below inflation for seven years running.
Enough is enough. 1%? Not enough is NOT enough, so #scrapthecap @theRCN pic.twitter.com/0mxP0ftSAA
— Phil Noyes (@ShirtyPhil) August 25, 2017
At the same time, the biggest protest of the summer will take place in Parliament Square with hundreds of nurses expected to attend. Guest speakers will include TV presenter Tony Robinson and comedian Rob Delaney.
@JoStevensLabour I've got so many reasons to be thankful to our #NHS and 2 of these reasons are below #scrapthecap #lifesavers @theRCN #NHS pic.twitter.com/eXMbJGK8Ds
— Michael Perkins (@P7ERK) August 25, 2017
The RCN has announced free transport to London for its members to attend.