great Britain found throughout the powder kegs, low wages have led to a strike between doctors and railroad employees.

This Thursday marked the start of one of the biggest doctors’ strikes in nearly 5 decades, given the wages conditions in the UK.

NHS patients face severe disruption over the next 48 hours as British medical specialists launch their first major strike in nearly 50 years against the Prime Minister’s executive executive low wage proposal Sunak Receipt.

The British Medical Association (BMA) rejected the government’s proposal for a 6% pay increase for doctors, calling it “insulting”. They are demanding a 35% wage increase, citing how much wages have fallen against inflation in the last 15 years.

Tens of thousands of patients in the UK are facing surgery cancellations this summer with consultants on strike for 96 hours.

More than 600,000 appointments, procedures and surgeries have been missed, canceled or postponed in the eight months of the strike across healthcare.

On the other hand, medical consultants say they have devalued 35% of their real income. Something that hasn’t happened since 2008-09 and they are looking for a “total salary recovery”.

As a result, the BMA published a new analysis on Thursday showing that consultant pay has lagged behind that of lawyers, architects and financial advisors over the last 14 years, with cash advances for the profession growing at six times NHS consultant rates.

The British doctor started the biggest #hit in 50 years for low wages https://t.co/2bOANEol0n pic.twitter.com/l3kq0eGnj

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just the start

But in the health sector That’s not the only thing that represents block rock for Sunaksince employees of 14 rail operators joined.

Railroad workers, like doctors, wanted higher wages to compensate for their level inflationwhich depreciated the purchasing power of the battered British working masses.

In this regard, members of the Transport, Maritime and Railways union called for another two days of strike. Termination is expected on the 22nd and 29th of this month.

It should be noted, that thousands of public service workers have been on strike all year round in the UK to protest their working conditions and wages, amidst a national crisis due to rising inflation and interest rates.

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