NHS nurse fined £10,000 for organising 1% pay protest "flabbergasted" by punishment
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mirror.co.ukAn NHS nurse slapped with a £10,000 fine for organising a protest over a 1% pay rise says she was "flabbergasted" and will appeal the penalty.
Karen Reissmann, 61, told the Mirror that Sunday's protest in Manchester city centre's St Peter's Square was "safe" and those who took part in the gathering were socially distanced and wearing masks.
But Greater Manchester Police (GMP) deemed it to be an illegal gathering under England's current coronavirus lockdown rules and issued a penalty introduced by Home Secretary Priti Patel.
She was stunned when she was pulled aside and told that she was going to be fined £10,000, and she had hoped the police would withdraw it, but she hasn't heard from them since they said the notice would arrive in the
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