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The action is being taken in response to a dispute over wages.
In a statement, the RCM Board said it had consulted with its members and a "unanimous" decision was made to formally ballot those in NI who work in the Health and Social Care (HSC) Services.
Of those who voted during the consultation, 88.8% of members said they were prepared to take strike action, while 94.8% said they were prepared to take action short of a strike.
The response rate for the consultation was 48.2%, the RCM added.
It's now anticipated that its 1,200 members in Northern Ireland will be balloted from 30 March to 20 April 2015. Potential industrial action is then expected to take place in early May.
The upcoming consultation will ask members if they are prepared to take strike action, and if they are prepared to take industrial action short of a strike. The result will then be considered by the RCM Board, who will make a decision about the next steps and the action to be taken.
Cathy Warwick, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives, said: "This is a step that our board has not taken lightly; midwives are at the end of their tether.
"They have suffered long-term pay restraint and changes to their pension and terms and conditions. Meanwhile they are working harder and harder to deliver high-quality care with continuing shortages of midwives and daily pressures on services.
"Northern Ireland is the only country in the UK not to have an agreement for pay in 2015-16. Scotland paid the recommended uplift and England and Wales negotiated agreements. The staff in Northern Ireland have been ignored."
She continued: "Last year was the first time in the history of the RCM that we balloted for industrial action in England and this will be the first time in our history that we will ballot in Northern Ireland.
"Of course, it goes without saying that RCM members will not put the safety and care of women and babies at risk.
"Staff have to be valued and fairly rewarded for the work they do. Staff that are demoralised cannot deliver the quality of care that HSC users, including mothers and babies, deserve. Investing in staff is an investment in better care."
(JP/IT)
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RCM To Ballot Northern Ireland Members
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has said its members in Northern Ireland are to be balloted regarding proposed industrial action.The action is being taken in response to a dispute over wages.
In a statement, the RCM Board said it had consulted with its members and a "unanimous" decision was made to formally ballot those in NI who work in the Health and Social Care (HSC) Services.
Of those who voted during the consultation, 88.8% of members said they were prepared to take strike action, while 94.8% said they were prepared to take action short of a strike.
The response rate for the consultation was 48.2%, the RCM added.
It's now anticipated that its 1,200 members in Northern Ireland will be balloted from 30 March to 20 April 2015. Potential industrial action is then expected to take place in early May.
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The upcoming consultation will ask members if they are prepared to take strike action, and if they are prepared to take industrial action short of a strike. The result will then be considered by the RCM Board, who will make a decision about the next steps and the action to be taken.
Cathy Warwick, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives, said: "This is a step that our board has not taken lightly; midwives are at the end of their tether.
"They have suffered long-term pay restraint and changes to their pension and terms and conditions. Meanwhile they are working harder and harder to deliver high-quality care with continuing shortages of midwives and daily pressures on services.
"Northern Ireland is the only country in the UK not to have an agreement for pay in 2015-16. Scotland paid the recommended uplift and England and Wales negotiated agreements. The staff in Northern Ireland have been ignored."
She continued: "Last year was the first time in the history of the RCM that we balloted for industrial action in England and this will be the first time in our history that we will ballot in Northern Ireland.
"Of course, it goes without saying that RCM members will not put the safety and care of women and babies at risk.
"Staff have to be valued and fairly rewarded for the work they do. Staff that are demoralised cannot deliver the quality of care that HSC users, including mothers and babies, deserve. Investing in staff is an investment in better care."
(JP/IT)
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