Leeds nurses slam 'evil Tories' as they strike outside LGI
Nurses have been out on the picket lines again in Leeds in a second day of industrial action in a bid to secure higher pay from the government. Hundreds of nurses, care workers and NHS staff were outside Leeds General Infirmary in Leeds city centre, chanting for fairer pay packets and singing the occasional Christmas carol.
This is the second strike in December, after the initial strike on December 15, with the historical action the biggest in the RCN's history. Leeds nurses spoke to us about why they were striking today, as cheers and car horns of support were constant on a cold winter's day.Rhianne, a nurse in Leeds spoke of the reasons for the strike, demanding the government do better and pay fairer wages.
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