澳大利亚薪酬医务官联合会组织的医生罢工将于8月13日在墨尔本多家主要公立医院进行[1]。这次行动标志着医生二十年来首次采取保护性工业措施，约815名医生参与其中[1]。罢工从下午12:30持续至4pm，以抗议薪酬和工作条件[1]。
医生们要求在四年内加薪30%[1]。联合会主席Simon Judkins表示"有一种完全被不尊重的感觉"[1]，而培训医生主席Stephanie Davies指出"经过一年谈判和重复警告后，成员表示已经够了"[1]。7月29日的投票中，97%的医生支持采取工业行动[1]。
此次罢工涉及皇家墨尔本医院、皇家儿童医院、皇家女子医院、皇家维多利亚眼耳医院、圣文森特卫生菲茨罗伊医院及帕克维尔青年心理健康服务[1]。为确保患者安全，急诊部门等关键科室的医生将不参加罢工，非紧急医疗预约将被重新安排[1]。
Doctors at six major public hospitals in Melbourne are set to strike on August 13, marking the first protective industrial action by physicians in two decades.[1] The work stoppage, scheduled from 12:30 pm to 4 pm, will involve approximately 815 medical professionals demanding a 30% salary increase over four years.[1] Emergency and critical care departments will continue operating during the action, while non-urgent medical appointments will be rescheduled.[1]
The strike follows overwhelming support from the medical community, with 97% of doctors voting in favor of industrial action on July 29.[1] The action involves six institutions: Royal Melbourne Hospital, Royal Children's Hospital, Royal Women's Hospital, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, St Vincent's Health Fitzroy, and Parkville Youth Psychological Health Services.[1] According to the Australian Salaried Doctors' Federation, which is organizing the strike, negotiations have reached an impasse after repeated warnings. Stephanie Davies, the federation's training doctors chair, stated: "After a year of negotiations and repeated warnings, members have indicated they have had enough."[1] Simon Judkins, president of the medical body, expressed the physicians' frustration, noting there is "a complete sense of disrespect" among the workforce.[1]