Give a Phleb!

UPDATE: The rally for the Gloucestershire Phlebotomists for next Tuesday is cancelled as, after nearly a year on strike, they’ve won a banding review and will be returning to work – more to follow

Join us and the Phlebotomists on 17th March 2026 as they hit an extraordinary milestone: 365 days on strike.

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For a full year, 37 brave health workers have stood firm in their fight for fair pay — one year of resilience, one year of solidarity, one year of refusing to back down.

To mark this powerful anniversary, a major demonstration has been organised.

These Phlebotomists, employed by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, have been carrying out Band 3 duties on Band 2 wages for years. They are simply demanding to be paid fairly for the skilled work they already do.

And we know this fight can be won. During this dispute, Phlebotomists at Homerton University Hospital in London secured this exact demand. Victory is possible — and Gloucestershire can be next.

Now is the moment to turn one year of action into a turning point.

9:30am, 17 March – Join us on the picket line in solidarity at Cheltenham General Hospital, Sandford Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7AN

10:00–11:30am – march to Sandford Park, Cheltenham, GL50 1DZ for a rally

After the rally – March back to the picket line together.

This action is supported by: BFAWU, Fire Brigades Union, General Federation of Trade Unions, HCSA, National Education Union, NHBC Staff Association, Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), Strike Map, Royal College of Podiatry, Unite the Union, UNISON