British Medical Association accused of hypocrisy as its own staff strike over pay
The Guardian
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Union rejected 4.9% pay rise for resident doctors, who are on six-day strike, but its own staff were offered 2.75%
The British Medical Association has been accused of the “height of hypocrisy” for offering its own staff below-inflation pay rises while demanding a 26% increase for resident doctors.
Tens of thousands of medics walked out of the NHS in England on Tuesday, the 15th time they have staged industrial action since March 2023 in their campaign for “full pay restoration”.
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