英国国家医疗服务体系（NHS）的物资货车司机因薪酬纠纷计划举行系列罢工。
NHS supply lorry drivers are set for a series of strikes in a dispute over pay.
工会Unite表示，受雇于GXO公司、分布在泰恩-威尔郡、德比郡、约克郡、肯特郡、沃里克郡和萨福克郡的司机将于10月13-15日、20-22日、27-29日以及11月3-5日和10-12日进行五次罢工。工会成员拒绝了GXO提出的4%的加薪方案。
Drivers employed by GXO in Tyne and Wear, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Kent, Warwickshire and Suffolk will stage five walkouts from October 13-15, 20-22, 27-29 and November 3-5 and 10-12, Unite said. Union members have rejected a 4% pay offer from GXO, which runs the NHS supply chain contract for Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL), and is wholly owned by NHS England.
GXO负责运营由NHS英格兰全资拥有的“供应链协调有限公司”（SCCL）的NHS供应链合同。
Unite regional officer Phil Silkstone said: "There is still time for strike action to be avoided but that will require a deal our members can accept."
Unite地区官员菲尔·丝尔克斯通表示：‘仍有时间避免罢工，但这需要达成一份我们的成员能够接受的协议。’
NHS Supply Chain and GXO said they had "robust contingency plans" in place to minimise disruption.
NHS供应链和GXO表示，他们已制定‘强有力的应急计划’以尽量减少干扰。
Drivers deliver general equipment such as bandages, dressings, gowns, gloves and needles to hospitals across England.
司机们负责向英格兰各地的医院配送绷带、敷料、手术衣、手套和针头等常规设备。
Silkstone described them as "dedicated workers" and said GXO had refused to put forward a reasonable offer.
丝尔克斯通形容他们是‘敬业的工人’，并表示GXO拒绝提出合理的报价。
NHS Supply Chain and GXO said they were aware Unite members had voted in favour of industrial action.
NHS供应链和GXO表示，他们已知晓Unite成员投票赞成采取工业行动。GXO认为4%的加薪提议是公平的。
GXO said it believed the 4% pay offer was fair. A spokesperson for GXO said: "Patient care remains of paramount importance, and we remain focused on providing a safe and effective operation throughout this period."
GXO发言人称：‘患者护理仍然是重中之重，我们依然专注于在此期间提供安全有效的运营。’
Depots where strike action is due to take place are in Alfreton in Derbyshire, Bridgwater in Somerset, Normanton in West Yorkshire, Maidstone in Kent, Rugby in Warwickshire, Bury St Edmonds in Suffolk and Washington in Tyne and Wear.
受罢工影响的仓库分别位于德比郡阿尔弗雷、萨默塞特郡布里奇沃特、西约克郡诺曼顿、肯特郡梅德斯通、沃里克郡拉格比、萨福克郡伯里圣埃德蒙兹以及泰恩-威尔郡华盛顿。
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