Members of the Royal College of Nursing will not strike as planned next month after the union re-entered talks with the Welsh Government to address non-pay elements of their dispute. The union has "paused" the strikes scheduled for July 12 and 13 in the hope some agreement can be made.
The union is in dispute with the Welsh Government over non-pay elements, and wans it to commit to improving the working lives of the nursing workforce in order to future-proof the profession. Nurses also want concerns about patient safety to be addressed.
While RCN members rejected the Welsh Government's final pay offer, the revised pay package has been implemented after the majority of health unions voted to accept the deal. RCN members voted to undertake strike action.
