Midwife and maternity support workers in Wales are taking part in walkouts today as they protest the ‘growing crisis in Welsh maternity services’.
Midwife and maternity support workers will strike from 8am to 4pm today.The safety of women will be the prime concern during any industrial action says the RCM.
‘We are losing midwives because they simply cannot sustain the incredible effort they are having to make to ensure services are safe.‘They have also seen a decade and more of pay freezes and pay stagnation watching their pay packets significantly shrink with real terms pay cuts. Midwives will also be taking ‘a form of strike action’ by claiming payment for any overtime worked next week.
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