I’m not sure “nobody believes” them, you and me might but the general population is a broad spectrum. Waiting times for routine appointments are already at an all time high and some of that is due to industrial action, this proposed strike will make that worse.

Striking is an important tool for workers to be used as a last resort to bring an employer to the negotiating table. That’s not the case here, there is no “employer” as such until after the election, so what’s the point? Simply ‘raising awareness’ is a pretty poor justification.