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Wales ambulance strike postponed after better pay offer Wales ambulance strike postponed after better pay offer
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Monday's strike action by Welsh ambulance staff in the GMB union has been postponed after an improved offer was tabled by ministers. About a quarter of ambulance service workers are represented by the GMB union
The BBC has been told the Welsh government offered a one-off pay deal, as well as improved consolidated pay rise for workers. Welsh ambulance staff in the GMB union have suspended strike action following an improved offer was tabled by ministers.
The GMB has decided to postpone industrial action while it considers this new development. The BBC has been told the Welsh government offered a one-off pay deal on top of the already imposed 4.5% pay rise for workers.
GMB members had planned to take industrial action on four dates in February and March, starting Monday.
However they have been postponed while the union considers the latest offer.
It is unclear what other unions have decided to do at this stage.It is unclear what other unions have decided to do at this stage.
Details of the offer have not yet been disclosed. Details of the offer have not yet been disclosed, but the GMB said the Welsh government confirmed negotiations for 2023-24 will begin almost immediately.
About a quarter of the ambulance service in Wales, including paramedics, call room staff and ambulance technicians, are represented by the GMB. The GMB represents about a quarter of the ambulance service in Wales, including paramedics, call room staff and ambulance technicians.
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But about 1,500 union members planning to strike on Monday will now be paused.
GMB and Welsh NHS lead, Nathan Holman, said: "We appreciate the frank and open dialogue with them over the last few months.
"This has only been made possible because the Welsh government has been prepared to talk about pay - a lesson for those in charge on the other side of the Severn Bridge.
"We are a member led union, ultimately they will decide."
Thousands of ambulance workers have been holding walkouts since December, with GMB members only responding to life-threatening calls.Thousands of ambulance workers have been holding walkouts since December, with GMB members only responding to life-threatening calls.
The union has long been calling for better pay, above inflation, and was set to hold fresh strikes in February and March. Staff staged two strikes in January as part of their calls for better pay, above inflation.
It put increasing pressure on the Welsh government as strikes left the service "seriously disrupted".It put increasing pressure on the Welsh government as strikes left the service "seriously disrupted".
An offer presented by ministers has not been enough to call off strikes - until now.