UK Politics: Will the government's offer of a 23.3% pay rise for junior doctors be accepted by union membership?
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Some background here:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/29/junior-doctors-leaders-agree-pay-deal-over-two-years

Will likely resolve this once the vote is counted.

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bought Ṁ4,000 YES

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bought Ṁ100 NO

So, I've switched from a YES to a NO.

I know this will not be representative of the membership as a whole, but I'm very surprised by the comments on this thread on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorsUK/s/9oMDyiFdp7

Top two posts of the month are recent pleas to reject the deal, and most upvoted comments are saying the same thing. I am thinking this might be a surprise reject.

The Reddit community is much more militant than the actual union membership though. Look at their reaction to the 12% offer that they received in Scotland last year:

https://www.reddit.com/r/JuniorDoctorsUK/comments/14tbo7w/the_scottish_offer_is_a_plaster_for_a_gaping/

https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorsUK/comments/15g9vbu/11_reasons_why_i_will_reject_the_scottish/

https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorsUK/comments/15hbi1i/will_youwould_you_vote_to_accept_the_current/

The top posts and comments all supported a NO vote despite the BMA's support. In the event, YES won 81% of votes. I suspect the same will happen here

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