England's junior doctors go on strike as contract talks fail

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of junior doctors throughout England have gone on strike after the failure of contract negotiations.

The junior doctors will only provide emergency medical care during the 24-hour strike that started Wednesday morning. It's their second strike of the year — the work stoppage in January was the first such strike in 40 years.

The strikes are the result of a bitter contract dispute over pay and working conditions between the government and the British Medical Association. One of the key sticking points is a disagreement over payment for weekend shifts and whether Saturday should be treated as a normal working day.

National Health Service officials say several thousand medical procedures have had to be cancelled with many more likely to be affected.

FULL story at link.


Junior doctors supported by other healthcare workers take part in a 24-hour strike as they stand on a picket line with placards outside St Mary's Hospital, which includes the private wing where the two royal babies were born in recent years, in London, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Thousands of junior doctors have walked off the job in England in a dispute over pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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[Mbrow]

1. K&R

Thanks Steve.

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2. Thats not what we need to see here while discussing single payer

Fuel for the fire

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3. The massive concentration of wealth in the hands of a few

continuously affect the lives of everyone else. Tax the rich, they have all the money!

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4. Only banks, energy titans, and big pharma can get what they want.

Everyone else gets thatchered.