Midwives in Wales have rejected a Welsh Government pay offer following a pause in planned strike action. The result follows a Royal College of Midwives (RCM) consultation on the offer, which closed yesterday.
In the two-week online consultation just under a third (32.3%) of eligible Midwife and maternity support worker (MSW) members voted, with 82% rejecting the offer and 17.79% accepting. The consultation followed a pause in planned strike action by RCM members that was set for February 7.
However, the collective response of the majority of trade unions that make up the Wales Partnership forum – which includes the RCM – is to accept the offer. The RCM will enter into further discussions with the Welsh Government for implementation of the offer and push to start pay discussions for 2023/24.
