Although RCN members within IW NHS Trust were just short of the legal threshold in the ballot to strike, nurses from other trusts that live and work on the Island are striking today
Peter Shreeve says the "Government has known about staff shortages and its impact on workload for years", but that "it’s not too late for positive discussion"
Bob Seely praised the nurses for choosing "to continue to care for patients instead of opting for strike action". News OnTheWight has found out the majority of the nurses who voted did feel strike action is necessary over pay and patient safety
Whilst nurses around the UK are expected to take strike action before the end of the year over pay and patient safety, here's why Isle of Wight nurses will not be taking part
This iconic view down Union Street and across the Solent to Portsmouth has been created by Isle of Wight artist Nicholas Martin. Sealed bids are being invited this week
Around 30 workers from the Island will take part in a two-day national strike against real-terms pay cuts, as their union claim that "greedy bosses have stuck two fingers up” to key workers
Isle of Wight MP throws his support behind neighbouring MP, Penny Mordaunt, who a YouGov Poll says would "easily beat all other candidates in final ballot of members"