Thousands of doctors started this Monday a three-day strike in British hospitals to demand wage increasesat the start of a week of strikes.

In recent months there have been strikes in various sectors in the UK, where inflation has exceeded 10%. Railroad workers, nurses, border police, teachers and others have gone on strike to demand increases as food and energy prices rise.

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The government started negotiating with nurses and railway employees, among others. Nevertheless, on Wednesday, the day the government presents its budget, it could be one of the biggest strike days in years.

Doctors launched protests on Monday and members of the British Medical Association (BMA) set up pickets outside hospitals. According to the BMA, doctors have lost 26% of their salary in real terms since 2008, when health care cuts were imposed.

The union launched a campaign proclaiming this waiters are paid more than doctors in training. According to the BMA, the latter charge about 14 pounds (15.8 euros) per hour. “Thanks to this cabinet, you can earn more from serving coffee than saving patients”reads a tagline.

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“That’s what I thought by becoming a doctor I would be financially independent, but I am notsaid Becky Bates, a recent medical graduate from central England.

“With tuition fees and personal loans, I left medical school with over £100,000 in debt. Now I can’t even afford to fix my car if something goes wrong with my salary,” he laments.

The National Health Service (NHS) plunged into a deep crisis due to austerity policies and the consequences of the pandemic and on February 6, it experienced its largest strike since its foundation in 1948.