Unions have lashed out at plans for the armed forces to cover for striking public sector workers in the run-up to Christmas, Read More
Military not ‘sufficiently trained’ to cover NHS strikes, unions say
A member of the military returns to an ambulance with a paramedic outside the Royal Liverpool Hospital in Liverpool, north west England on October 13, 2014. Workers in England's state-run National Health Service went on strike on Monday for the first time since 1982 following a government refusal to hike their pay. NHS staff including nurses, ambulance crews and midwives stopped working between 7:00 am and 11:00 am (0600 GMT and 1000 GMT). The move is intended to pile pressure on Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who rejected the recommendations of an independent panel for a one-percent wage increase for all health service staff. AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLISPAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images
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