Image of Caroline Grant (Image: Glasgow Times staff)"I've never come out on strike before, but we have to fight to get our jobs recognised and to get the pay that we deserve," Caroline said. It comes as ward clerks claim that since the Covid-19 pandemic, they have been tasked with taking on extra responsibilities without "seeing a penny for it". Image of UNISON ward clerks rallying at Gartnavel (Image: Glasgow Times staff)Image of UNISON ward clerks rallying at Gartnavel (Image: Glasgow Times staff)Ward clerks typically provide administrative support to healthcare professionals, welcoming patients, relatives and visitors, answering phone calls and emails, managing access to medical records and handling patient test results. Image of UNISON ward clerks rallying at Gartnavel (Image: Glasgow Times staff)The strike action has gone ahead despite a year of negotiations with the health board, Frances Carmichael, branch secretary of UNISON NHSGGC & CVS, said. It comes after we previously reported that ward clerks last month as a final appeal to NHSGGC to re-evaluate ward clerks’ pay grades.