Nurses cripple Warsaw with road blockades, apologize to citizens of the city

The nurses protesting against their low salaries yesterday extended their protest to key streets of Warsaw. They blocked Trasa Lazienkowska, one of the main arteries in the capital, as well as Krakowskie Przedmiescie and Aleje Ujazdowskie. The police only managed to clear the road blockades after two hours. Some of the nurses suffered in clashes with law enforcement officers. "We want to apologize for any inconvenience Warsaw citizens had to suffer, however, we had to take up such drastic methods" said the head of the National Nurses and Midwives Union (OZZPiP) in Mazowsze Longina Kaczmarska. The government promised to talk to the nurses only if they suspended their blockade. (Rzeczpospolita, p.1, Reuters) A.Z.