Unite West Midlands retweeted: It would be disingenuous for @unitetheunion to put an offer to pause the strike in the full knowledge it was going to get rejected, but were tantalisingly close to a deal in #Wales. #NHS morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/cons

Unite West Midlands retweeted: We are negotiating with the @GOVUK on #NHS pay over the airwaves, we cannot get them into a room. This is a complete abdication of responsibility. I've never seen a situation where the CEO doesn't come to the table and negotiate. Full interview: facebook.com/UniteSharonGra

Unite West Midlands retweeted: Ambulance staff are not striking because their greedy. Their striking for.. - Better pay. - Battle inflation and the cost of living. - To keep the workforce from leaving in troves. - Better pay across the gradings on a whole. #OurNHS #NHS #nhsstrikes

Unite West Midlands retweeted: Every #Ambulance worker I spoke with on the picket line this morning almost mirrored one another. They're feeling tired, exhausted and most of all let down. Let down that the government is not giving them a proper pay rise. #WelshAmbulance #ambulancestrike

"They need to realise that there's a crisis and lives at stake and they're messing with people's lives unless they are prepared to come forward." Jason Kirkham - Ambulance Paramedic #OurNHS #NHS #NHSStrikes expressandstar.com/news/local-hub

Unite West Midlands retweeted: Solidarity with all the striking workers today twitter.com/unitewestmids/