Nurses march to protest low wages

Organized by the Trade Union of Nurses and Midwives, the demonstration will be supported by the National Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ) and Solidarity and will voice nurse demands for wage increases similar to doctors. "To a certain extent our postulates are common: we want wages in the health sector to not violate our dignity," said Krzysztof Bukiel, the head of the National Doctors' Union, who is on strike for over a month. According to Maria Ochman from Solidarity, the government is not willing to discuss the issue with the health sector employees. "I am not a supporter of this kind of a dialogue, but we have no choice. The government is only communicating with us through the media, there are no real talks," she added. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) A.K.