21 November 2018
Midwives in Northern Ireland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking industrial action, including strike action, over their poor salaries.
29 November 2018
Almost 95% of RCM members in Northern Ireland who responded to a consultation about industrial action, including strike action, over pay conditions have voted in favour.
15 November 2018
More than a quarter of mums (27%) did not enjoy their maternity leave as much as they thought they would a poll commissioned for The Emma Barnett Show on BBC Radio 5 Live has shown.
15 November 2019
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has announced that they will ballot their members in Northern Ireland over pay.
This follows a meeting today where the RCM Board made a unanimous decision to formally ballot midwives and maternity support ...
17 January 2020
After intense negotiations with the newly-appointed Health Minister, the Royal College of Midwives is to suspend its ballot for industrial action with immediate effect. The outline agreement will see Northern Ireland midwives and maternity ...
06 January 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is urging its members in Northern Ireland to vote yes in a ballot starting today on industrial action.
The ballot, which asks midwives and Maternity Support Workers (MSWs) whether they wish to take industrial ...
01 February 2023
Members and staff of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) across the UK will be joining other workers in solidarity out on the streets today. They will be joining TUC organised events against the right to strike legislation going through Parliament.
15 December 2019
Midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) working in Northern Ireland are to be balloted by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) on industrial action up to and including strike action.
The ballot will open on Monday 6 January 2020 and ...
29 September 2022
‘Stand by and get ready to vote on industrial action’ that’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland as it formally launches its ballot on industrial action today.
The RCM is recommending that members vote yes to ...
29 September 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland says ‘it’s recommending its members vote yes to industrial action’ as it official launches its ballot on industrial action over pay.
Balloting members on industrial action the RCM says it ...