"This year, junior doctors in England were given a pay uplift of only 2 percent. Meanwhile, inflation is sky-high, and costs of living have risen dramatically.
This situation is not new. Junior doctors have experienced real terms wage decline since 2008. And since the start of the current four-year fixed pay deal – opposed by HCSA – junior doctors have been locked out of higher pay awards every single year.
We recognise that the DDRB pay review system is broken. HCSA is campaigning for reform. But the situation is urgent, and so HCSA is calling for junior doctors in England to participate in a full industrial ballot and show the government we will not put up with pay cuts.
The NHS cannot afford to continue losing us to careers abroad or outside of medicine. That’s why HCSA Junior Doctors are campaigning for pay restoration. Junior Doctors have voted overwhelmingly to strike."
Chesterfield UCU wholeheartedly support their action and have sent messages of solidarity. If anyone is available to join their picket lines before work, I’m sure you would be welcomed - message us for more information.