thousands of the doctors in it United kingdom I warned that it will be carried out next week a Four days of strikewhich will seriously affect society.
Dr. Laila McKay, Director of Policy at National Health Service Consortium (NHS for its English acronym) advanced that this measure of strength could be Much greater impact than the one implemented last month – which lasted three days -. At that time about 175,000 Appointments and procedures had to be postponed Before the doctors’ activities ceased junior Whereas, on the next strike, the number will rise to Four million.
“The impact will be so significant that it will likely have an impact on patient safety and this is a major concern for all healthcare authorities.”McKay commented in an interview with BBC Radio 4.
It will start measuring the advertised strength Tuesday It will be headed by young professionals who demand and seek the executive power to sit at the negotiating table for a long time.
in the middle of th The cost of living crisis led by Sharp increases in food and energy pricesresidents have had to struggle to pay their bills ever since Union wages have fallen in real terms over the past decade. Specifically, the British Medical Association reports that young doctors have been among the hardest hit since then They lost more than 26% of their salary in real terms during the past 15 years.
This is why employees are in demand Their wage increases are reasonable and allow them to offset inflationWhich exceeds 10% according to the latest official figures.
This claim extended to the various public sectors of the country, which carried out their own strikes. For example, last week Passport office workers He began a five-week strike Security officers at London Heathrow International Airport They were absent from work for 10 days.
Also, they have led these claims Train and bus driversAnd Postal workersAnd Ambulance drivers and nursesand even teachers.
Even at the beginning of February, half a million workers – Including professors, university employees, and public transport drivers The largest strike in the country in a decade.
The episode forced thousands of establishments to close and hundreds of commuters suffered train and bus delays, meaning many people had to take the day off or resort to remote work.
According to the General Secretary of the Trade Union Confederation (TUC), Paul Novak, the measure is sought Sending a strong message to the government about the anger felt by a growing number of workers.
However, it does not seem to have had the desired effect since the last days, as teachers met with the Cabinet of Ministers Rishi Sunak To negotiate a raise however They rejected the proposal which was offered to them because they classified it as “unacceptable“.
In view of this, they again threatened to organize strikes on April 27 and May 2, which further affected parents and students.
(with information from the AP)
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