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Midwives could go on strike for the first time in protest at what they say is ministers "assaulting" their living standards by denying them a 1% pay rise promised to all NHS staff.
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM), the midwives' union, has taken the unprecedented step of recommending to its members in England that they agree to take industrial action, including strike action, to try and force a coalition U-turn.
Any industrial action by midwives could cause chaos for maternity units, which even ministers accept are under-staffed and under huge pressure because of the baby boom.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/06/nhs-midwives-strike-jeremy-hunt-pay-rise
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM), the midwives' union, has taken the unprecedented step of recommending to its members in England that they agree to take industrial action, including strike action, to try and force a coalition U-turn.
Any industrial action by midwives could cause chaos for maternity units, which even ministers accept are under-staffed and under huge pressure because of the baby boom.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/06/nhs-midwives-strike-jeremy-hunt-pay-rise