Is Doctor’s strike ethical on humanitarian perspective?

Peaceful strike is a common weapon to fight the unjust treatment in any democratic country but does the same rule applies to Doctors also? Or are they risking some human lives to get the justification. Hence, though a strike is realistic as well as ethical, but it is important to analyze the cost- benefit angle also and more so, when the question is for the most sacred profession i.e Medical.
Today the headlines in the newspaper talks about the Safdarjung hospital doctors on strike which in turn is effecting the patients waiting for treatment. Though this time the issue is too small like drinking water, working lifts, A/c’s in Hostel rooms etc. and the management can very well take care of these issues because it’s very natural that in these miserable conditions, sooner or later, their work is bound to get effected and at the end the patients are going to suffer. So it’s really shame that management cannot take care of these small issues for those people who are almost life savers of common man. On the other hand can the doctors allow the patient suffer due to such petty issues ( in this case the strike becomes in-ethical) or is there any other way that these issues can be addressed.
Considering the other issues of strike – if any strike has a long run benefit for the masses then the current small sufferings are justified. For instance, in 1984 MARD went on strike against the establishment of private medical colleges as they were of the opinion that with these colleges coming in existence can become factory of non competent doctors. With the admission becoming easier by paying huge fees to these colleges not only the less academic student gets into medical profession but also after passing out, they would try to recover the amount of fees from the society and thereby the very basic purpose of this profession will then get defeated. Hence, such strikes which are done for the benefit of the whole society, are definitely ethical. Though the strike of MARD was justified but did not have fruitful results, however, it did succeed in getting some guidelines for these private medical colleges to follow, like reservation of some seats for poorer students etc.
Another issue that leads to strike by doctors is on economic grounds. Demand of increase in salary is justified but there is another angle to it, instead of getting higher salary they might land up in getting none by losing their registrations, if MCI starts taking disciplinary actions for violation of medical laws (Via their code of Ethics and Regulations).The rules framed by MCI, forbid the doctors to go on strike and that is why they are being given Hippocratic Oath before they finally go for practice to serve the humanity. Seems most of the doctors very quickly forget it.
Now, finally it’s time to draw a line in the sand! Forget about law, in a civilized society, morally also no one from the essential services like medical, Fire brigade, Police, should ever think of strike. It’s really a disgusting way of putting across the demands, however legitimate it may be, they should remember that they are different from the society, in a way above all, and hence should be compassionate. How can they forget that people do not come to them in time of happiness instead, come in distress, in pain, in tears and to refuse them of treatment is the most horrendous crime in humanity… Wake up and think about it!