The Royal College of Midwives has become the second union to reject a new pay deal offered by the Scottish Government for NHS staff.
Almost two-thirds of members voted against accepting the latest pay offer which the union said would see many midwives “actually worse off in real terms”.Secretary Humza Yousaf, and the intervention of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the deal offered pay rises ranging from £2,205 to £2,751 – which ministers said meant NHS workers in Scotland would remain the best paid in the UK.
“Our maternity services are continuing to face staffing challenges. In many places it’s only the goodwill and commitment of midwives and their colleagues that keep these services going. “They do it because they care, and because it’s what women and families need – and we know those same women and families really value them for it.
The RCM, whose members in Scotland have already voted decisively for industrial action in the absence of an acceptable pay offer, put the current offer to its members as the union felt it was likely to be the final and best offer this financial year.The RCM is part of the Scottish Terms and Conditions Committee , which negotiates with the Scottish Government.
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