Doctors could join striking workers as they demand a reverse to a '30% pay cut'
Picture: GettyDoctors have called for a reversal to a "30% pay cut" and proposed industrial action to force the Government's hand.
The British Medical Association's [BMA] annual meeting in Brighton heard that doctors' pay fell up to 30% against the RPI index measure since 2008.Delegates at the conference mandated the BMA to "achieve pay restoration to 2008 value for its members within the next five years". Dr Runswick added: "All around us workers are coming together in trade unions and winning big - last month bin men in Manchester 22%; Gatwick airport workers won a 21% pay increase two weeks ago; and in March cleaners and porters at Croydon hospital won a 24% pay rise.
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