[nomadking]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

The Drs took legal advice before deciding on this all out strike. And l don't think for one minute, if there was an emergency, that needed drs. They would have broken the picket line.
Similar to the fire service, when they went on strike.

I look at it in many ways. In the news recently, they pay for extras, such as parking. They pay a fee each week, (yes, l know that the public pay for parking at Hospitals) but to me Drs and Nurses shouldn't have to pay.
If they live on Hospital Grounds, they must pay a small rent.
They have to buy there own medical books.

And don't forget, when they come from training school, after 5 or 6 years, they are probably heavy in debt.

There are many things, that we don't know.

And yes, l know that we also have long hour jobs.

But some member said about an 1% pay rise. I got a 1% pay rise - then my rent went up, bang goes my pay rise

I support Drs all the way

Are parking fees part of the dispute? Is it different from the current contract? If so, does that justify a strike.
New contract

Other allowances
21. Doctors who necessarily incur charges in the performance of their duties, in relation to parking, garage costs, tolls and ferries, shall be refunded these expenses on production of receipts, whenever these are available. However, charges for overnight garaging or parking shall not be reimbursed unless the doctor is entitled to night subsistence. This does not include reimbursement of parking charges incurred as a result of attendance at the doctor’s principal place of work.

Current

Garage expenses, tolls and ferries 301. Subject to the production of vouchers wherever possible, practitioners using their private motor vehicles on an official journey at the standard, regular user or special rate of mileage allowance shall be refunded reasonable garage and parking expenses and charges for tolls and ferries necessarily incurred, except that charges for overnight garaging or parking shall not be reimbursed, unless the practitioner is entitled to night subsistence allowance for overnight absence. Similar expenses may also be refunded to practitioners only entitled to the public transport rate of mileage allowance, provided that the total reimbursement for an official journey does not exceed the cost which would otherwise have been incurred on public transport, including the fares of any official passengers.