Trade union Unite confirmed that the strike would go ahead today (15 July) - in what is believed to be the first time health visitors in the county have taken such action.
Talks with the council, under the auspices of conciliation service Acas, failed to resolve the dispute.
The dispute involves 58 health visitors who were transferred to the council from the NHS under Agenda for Change terms in October 2017.
These health visitors are on NHS Agenda for Change pay scales but have had no increases in pay since being transferred to the local authority, which has different pay rates.
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