Yannis Gourtsoyannis of the BMA National Executive Junior Doctors Ctte will be attending our General Meeting to explain why British Medical Association (BMA) members are fighting Tory health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s plans to impose new contracts. They voted by 98 percent for strikes and 99 percent for action short of strikes, on a turnout of 76 percent. They will now strike for 24 hours on 1 December, providing only “emergency care”, followed by “full withdrawals of labour” on 8 and 16 December. Junior doctors are fighting new contracts that would rip apart their terms and conditions. Some face a deep pay cuts—and they warn that the plans would put patient safety at risk.
Ealing NUT Mtg Tues 24th 5pm Hanwell Community Centre, Westcott Crescent, Hanwell W7 1PD