Because negotiations on a new collective agreement with better wages failed the country’s 95 independent midwives that go on home visits went on strike last month. They asked for a new agreement with a 13.8% salary increase (see our April newsletter). The midwives have been fighting to improve their pay for nearly two years. With the midwives on strike, the hospitals will have to deal with all deliveries of new-borns. The independent midwives have made a deal with the government. Currently, the midwives working for the National University Hospital of Iceland have announced that they will refuse to take any extra shifts from 1 May until a new collective labour agreement is struck between the state and the Icelandic Midwives’ Association. Shortly after that, the midwives from Akureyri Hospital have also taken action.
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