UK Strikes Persist as Senior Doctors Stage 2-Day Walkout

Rail workers to hit 14 train operators with action on Saturday
Period of industrial unrest stems from disputes over pay

Junior doctors rally near Downing Street while striking in London on Aug. 11. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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By Maddie Parker

August 24, 2023 at 4:00 AM UTC

Updated on

August 24, 2023 at 10:03 AM UTC

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UK doctors and rail workers are embarking on a fresh round of strikes, continuing months of damaging industrial action that’s hobbled public services and hurt the UK economy.

Senior doctors in England started a two-day walkout at 7 a.m. on Thursday, prolonging a dispute over pay that their union, the British Medical Association, argues has suffered more than a decade of real-terms cuts.