Civil Service (PROSPECT) Strike Calendar

1. Prospect union has paused planned strike action by Welsh civil servants after the Welsh Government have offered to engage in meaningful talks.
2. The largest industrial action Prospect has taken in more than a decade.
3. Daniel Maney, Prospect union negotiations officer, said: "We have agreed to pause our planned strike action by Welsh civil servants because the Welsh Government have communicated their willingness to engage in meaningful talks."
4. Throughout this dispute, Prospect has made clear that their members should not be treated worse than other workers in the public sector and that they deserve a pay deal that recognises the cost-of-living crisis that began last year.
5. Prospect will maintain their action short of a strike and review that position in light of the talks that are promised.

• The Prospect Union has agreed to suspend planned strike action after the government has offered to engage in meaningful talks.
• The strike action was set to begin on 7 June and the union has stated that they will maintain their action short of a strike.

• Prospect union has notified employers that it will be taking further strike action on 10 May and 7 June across its public service membership
• The government has announced a pay control of 4.5% which will further erode living standards
• The pay control for 2023/24 of 4.5% compares to inflation running at 10.4%
• Prospect members are the specialists upon whom all aspects of effective government depend, and if the government doesn't change its stance, then it will face a recruitment and retention crisis thatdegrades the Civil Service and the public services we all rely on
• Prospect represents tens of thousands of specialist, technical, professional, managerial and scientific staff in the Civil Service. Members work at a wide range of employers, including the Met Office, Health and Safety Executive, Trinity House, Intellectual Property Office, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Natural England and UK Research and Innovation.