Nurses strike heating up

"We are protesting until we see effects. There is no turning back," said Krystyna Ciemniak, one of the leaders of the National Union of Nurses and Midwives. On Wednesday morning a significant group of police officers pushed the nurses off one of Warsaw's main streets and although the officers were not acting aggressively, two women had to be taken to hospital. The nurses complaints have garnered support from miners, with 10 of them arriving in Warsaw yesterday afternoon to support the nurses on the streets. Representatives from opposition parties have also visited the nurses, with the head of the Democratic Left Alliance stating that an extraordinary meeting of the Sejm has to take place. Law and Justice claims that the opposition is using the situation in an attempt to destabilize the country. Meanwhile the nurses have turned to city authorities with a request to prolong the protest until June 27. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1; Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1; Dziennik, p. 1; Fakt, pp. 1, 6, 7) A.K.