Doctors strike continues while nurses agree to pay rise

The doctors' union argued that the other unions did not take part in the protest, and therefore should not be present at the meeting. The Health Minister Zbigniew Religa on the other hand explained that the other unions were invited by order of the Prime Minister. Despite the doctors' union pulling out, the deputy prime minister Przemysław Gosiewski still met with nurses, who agreed on 15% increase from 2008. (Rzeczpospolita, May 26-27, p.A1, A3) M.M.