Midwife strike reaches critical stage

Midwife strike reaches critical stage
From tomorrow, striking midwives will no longer provide emergency help at the National Hospital maternity ward after yet another failed round of neg
Annika Hoydal, chairman of the faroese association for midwives
 
23.11.2018 - 12:25

Conciliation talks between the Midwives’ Union and the Ministry of Finance broke down yesterday, and now the strike action is being intensified even further.

From tomorrow at 3pm, midwives at the National Hospital maternity ward will no longer be providing emergency services, according to Annika Hoydal, the head of the Midwives’ Union.

The Midwives took industrial action on 8 November, demanding that their salaries should match the level of responsibility in their job. But the finance ministry says it cannot meet these demands because that would lead to cuts elsewhere in the welfare system.

Hoydal says that the Midwives’ Union can no longer be held responsible for the situation at the National Hospital maternity ward, as the dispute is about “only a couple of thousand DKK”.

 

See also:

Midwives and finance ministry in strike deadlock

Doctors stand in for striking midwives

Midwives on strike refuse to compromise

Translated by prosa.fo

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