"Amid Historic Strikes, Will Britain's Junior Doctors Secure a Pay Increase?"
Junior doctors in England's NHS have initiated a six-day strike, the longest in NHS history, due to inadequate pay and high levels of stress and burnout exacerbated by understaffing, underinvestment, and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The strike reflects broader discontent among healthcare workers, with the British Medical Association highlighting a significant decline in pay since 2008-2009. The government has yet to negotiate, insisting the strike be called off first.