In the United Kingdom, more than 36,000 junior doctors have launched a three-day strike over pay and working conditions at the government-run National Health Service. The walkout follows similar strikes in recent weeks by nurses and ambulance staff. This is Dr. Robert Laurenson of the British Medical Association, who joined picket lines in London on Monday.

Dr. Robert Laurenson: “So, junior doctors over the last 15 years have lost 26.1% of their pay due to inflation. And all we’re asking for is for that pay to be restored, because no junior doctor today is worth less than a junior doctor in 2008.”