Junior doctors’ union asks Acas to help end strikes deadlock
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6AQ6X)
Conciliation service urged to look for ways to end logjam with government over demand for 35% pay rise
The junior doctors' union has asked the conciliation service Acas to look into ways of breaking the deadlock in their dispute with the government over their claim for a 35% pay rise.
Tens of thousands of junior doctors in England are on the second day of a four-day strike in pursuit of their campaign to achieve full pay restoration" after a significant loss of earnings since 2008-09. It is expected that up to 350,000 appointments and operations could be cancelled as a result.
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