Britain is bracing for further industrial action this August as both junior doctors and senior doctors belonging to the British Medical Association (BMA) stage further walkouts while Aslef, the train drivers’ union, is also taking “action short of a strike” by announcing further overtime bans, which is likely to result in the cancellation of further trains relied upon by beleaguered commuters.
Months of negotiations between the government and unions representing workers in public-facing professions have failed to yield a solution to ongoing disputes over pay and working conditions in a number of sectors, leaving the NHS with little choice but to cancel routine appointments and treatments and travellers stranded on platforms.
