Court rules against nurses’ strike
The final day (2 May) of a planned strike by nurses’ union the RCN has been cancelled, after the government took the union to court to block the strike. The judge agreed with the government’s assertion that the RCN’s industrial action ballot mandate expired at 23:59 on 1 May, making the final day of the strike unlawful. The RCN held a protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice, where protesters held placards including one reading “who takes their heroes to court?” RCN leader Pat Cullen said: “The full weight of government gave ministers this victory over nursing staff. It is the darkest day...