he Royal College of Nursing has cancelled planned strikes in Wales for Monday and Tuesday after receiving a new pay offer from the Welsh government – but walkouts will still go ahead in London and other parts of the UK.
In a statement released on Friday, the RCN in Wales confirmed that it would pause industrial action as it considers an offer from the Welsh Government to increase the pay award already made for 2022/23 by 3 per cent.
The proposal follows negotiations this week between the RCN and other health trade unions and the Welsh government.
RCN Wales Director, Helen Whyley, said: “Our strike action in December has clearly been effective as the Welsh government has listened to the issues facing nursing in Wales and put forward an increased offer for nurses pay back dated to April 2022 and thus avoided the strikes planned for next week.”
Separately, the GMB union in Wales has also called off industrial action following a pay offer.
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