Midwives could strike for just the second time in 140 years in a dispute over pay. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is urging its members in England and Wales to vote in favour of industrial action when a four-week ballot period begins on November 11.
All RCM members who work as midwives or maternity support workers for the NHS are eligible to vote. A ballot in Scotland has already begun.
RCM executive director trade union Dr Suzanne Tyler said: “Midwives have only taken strike action once in 140 years. This is not something they take lightly.
