LISBON (Reuters) - The leader of one of Portugal's main nurses' unions started a hunger strike on Wednesday after prosecutors declared unlawful a crippling three-week-long walkout by surgical nurses and threatened to impose penalties on those still taking part.
Demanding better pay and working conditions, nurses in hospitals across Portugal went on strike on Jan. 31, forcing the postponement of nearly 2,700 scheduled surgical operations, according to government figures.
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