Scores of nurses braved the freezing conditions on Thursday for a second day of strikes in Greater Manchester. The walk-out over pay and conditions follows a wave of strikes from other NHS workers, including paramedics last week.
READ MORE: Second day of nursing strikes hit Greater Manchester as snow falls on pickets outside major cancer centre Annie Rose, Rachel Hogan, and Julie Hunter worked the night shift last night without a break, and despite working later today, they were out protesting for safer staffing and better patient care.
Yesterday Representatives from the RMT and ASLEF rail worker unions came and showed their solidarity with the nurses, while today Pat Brennan, a firefighter at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said 'their fight is our fight' while holding up a held up a Fire Brigade's Union sign. Anu Varghese, who has worked as a nurse since 1998 said: "If we don't strike the NHS will decline further and there may be nothing left of it in the future. We need solidarity now more than ever to save our NHS."
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