Midwives take action over pay

Nurses and midwives at the specialized hospital in Radom in central Poland are on strike in support of their claim for a substantial pay increase. The hospital has said it cannot afford the pay increase as it is already in deficit. The strike began on 5 August at the hospital that is the biggest in the region. [Read more at > Polish Radio news (EN)->http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/national/artykul113659_striking_radom_nurses_break_off_talks.html] [And more at > Polish Radio news (EN)-> http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/national/artykul113550_third_day_in_nurse_strike.html] [Thanks for this

The FNV and NU'91 trade unions have negotiated a new collective agreement that provides for a 3% pay increase for workers in maternity care. The last collective agreement actually expired on 1 January this year but bargaining has been difficult not just because of the COVID-19 pandemic but also because the unions are looking for key improvements on work-life balance and on-call time which the employers are reluctant to agree. As a result the agreement is only for this calendar year. It also includes a 1.5% increase on the end-of-year bonus taking from 6.2% to 7.7% of salary and there is a one

INMO, the nurses' and midwives' union, is balloting its members over strike action in protest at low pay and staffing shortages. If agreed, there will be 24-hour strike with proposals already to escalate this to two days of action in the following week if the government fails to respond. INMO says that for every four nursing vacancies there is only one application and that the health service is paying employment agencies EUR 10000 for every nurse or midwife they recruit. It underlines the importance of tackling this issue to ensure the safety of patients which is under threat as a result of