Below is a collection of links to news stories, provided by Global Nurses United, about nurses in other nations and how they are advocating for their patients.
https://www.larazon.es/salud/20201201/xz64pnxay5e27hkplle6b34rpe.html
Titular: Sindicatos de 29 países denuncian que la OMS ha fracasado en su labor de proteger la salud de los enfermeros
Headline: Trade unions from 29 countries denounce that WHO has failed in its work to protect the health of nurses
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Headline: ‘Ridiculous and dangerous’: the hard road to safety in the gig economy
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Headline: Nurses support two-year plan to develop health model to replace cell for public drunkenness
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https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1754101/personnel-infirmier-agences-couts-pandemie-horaires
Titre: Jusqu’à 150 $ l’heure pour du personnel infirmier d’agences au Québec
Headline: Up to $ 150 per hour for agency nurses in Quebec
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https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/12/01/mauvais-equipement-de-protection-en-zone-rouge
Titre: Mauvais équipement de protection en zone rouge
Headline: Poor protective equipment in the red zone
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https://www.journaldequebec.com/2020/12/03/des-anges-gardiens-soulages
Titre: Interdiction des rassemblements des Fêtes: des anges gardiens soulagés
Headline: Ban on holiday gatherings: guardian angels relieved
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Titre: Le réseau de la santé soulagé
Headline: The health network relieved
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/anatomy-of-an-icu-manitoba-covid-19-1.5819947
Headline: Anatomy of an ICU: Why it’s so hard for Manitoba to add ICU beds for the sickest COVID-19 patients
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https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/nurses-health-care-workers-to-protest-friday-in-sudbury-1.5217399
Headline: Nurses, health-care workers to protest Friday in Sudbury
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Headline: Front-line workers sound the alarm on burnout as they battle the pandemic’s second wave
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https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/province-failing-to-deliver-n95-masks-to-sudbury-mpps
Headline: Province failing to deliver N95 masks to Sudbury – MPPs
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https://globalnews.ca/news/7490835/coronavirus-contact-tracing-saskatchewan-abuse-nurses-union/
Headline: Abuse, understaffing hampering contact tracing in Saskatchewan: nurses’ union
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Headline: More than 100 Sask. health care workers test positive in two weeks
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/nurses-pay-agreement-manitoba-government-covid-19-1.5824816
Headline: Manitoba signs COVID-19 pay deal with nurses union over shifting staff to priority areas
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/internatioally-educated-nurses-licensing-1.5826193
Headline: ‘So stressful’: Internationally educated nurses say they’re frustrated, discouraged by licensing process
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-nurse-covid-19-ppe-1.5821526
Headline: Manitoba nurse with COVID-19 believes expired masks put her at risk
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Headline: New care unit in Dartmouth may help ease hospital backlogs caused by COVID
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Headline: P.E.I. eying French-speaking nurses to fill some vacancies, minister says
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-nurses-veterans-affairs-secondment-1.5822370
Headline: Nurses hired away by Veterans Affairs could leave P.E.I. short in 2nd wave, says health minister
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Titular: Enfermeras del Arturo Grullón paralizan labores exigiendo pago atrasado hace 9 meses
Headline: Arturo Grullón nurses strike over demands for back pay from 9 months ago
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Επικεφαλίδα: ΕΔΩ ΟΙ ΝΟΣΗΛΕΥΤΕΣ ΠΕΘΑΙΝΟΥΝ ΚΑΙ …………
Headline: Here, the nurses die
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https://tiempo.hn/aneeah-llama-gobierno-regular-circulacion-ciudadanos/
Titular: ANEEAH pide al Gobierno vuelva a regular la circulación de ciudadanos
Headline: ANEEAH demands government to re-regulate the movement of citizens
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Headline: Ireland’s government criticized for voting against pay for students nurses and midwives
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Headline: Student nurses being used as ‘slave labour’, Dáil hears
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Headline: Health workers with lingering symptoms fear loss of supports
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Headline: Cork TD: Student nurses must now get a fair wage
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https://www.thejournal.ie/student-nurses-not-paid-extra-shifts-agencies-5287597-Dec2020/
Headline: ‘We’re at breaking point’: Unpaid student nurses under financial pressure to work extra shifts despite potential Covid risk
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Titolo: Infermieri incatenati davanti il Consiglio del Tesoro “Ci sentiamo prigionieri”
Headline: Nurses chained in front of the Treasury Council “We feel like prisoners”
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https://www.infermieristicamente.it/articolo/12939/-curiamo-l-italia–diamo-voce-agli-infermieri
Titolo: “Curiamo l’Italia”. Diamo voce agli infermieri
Headline: “We take care of Italy”. We give the nurses a voice
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Titolo: NurSind denuncia l’ospedale degli orrori. Un erogatore ossigeno per 6 pazienti
Headline: NurSind denounces the hospital of horrors. One oxygen dispenser for 6 patients
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Titolo: NURSIND, MANIFESTI A NUORO SULLO STATO DELL’OSPEDALE: “VERGOGNA”
Headline: Nursind, posters in Nuoro on the state of the hospital: “shame”
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Titolo: Azienda sanitaria Friuli Centrale, “Lavoro massacrante per gli infermieri”: Nursind chiede le dimissioni del dg
Headline: Friuli Centrale health agency, “Backbreaking work for nurses”: Nursind calls for the resignation of the general manager
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Headline: Nurses sue to stop BBI drive, claim their proposals not captured
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https://allafrica.com/stories/202011300630.html
Headline: Kenya: Kakamega Health Boss Talks Tough as Nurses’ Strike Continues
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https://allafrica.com/stories/202012040103.html
Headline: Kenya: More Health Workers Contract Covid-19 in Taita Taveta
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Headline: New emergency department needed to solve unsafe care risks at Palmerston North Hospital
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Headline: Māori provider nurses frustrated at being still ‘next in line’ a decade on
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Headline: Wellington nurses assaulted, threatened to and from cars – staff
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https://www.manilastandard.net/index.php/opinion/editorial/341089/give-health-workers-their-due.html
Headline: Give health workers their due
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Headline: Nurses decry delay in salaries, benefits, set protest on Friday
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Headline: DOH: More checks for health workers sick, died from COVID-19 released
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Headline: Nurses eye lawsuit to press compliance with pay hike, rules on SRA, hazard pay
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https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/12/3/probe-health-workers-hazard-pay-delay.html
Headline: Hontiveros seeks probe on delayed health worker hazard pay
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Headline: Amid clamor from workers, PGH vows to settle delay in hazard pay release
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https://www.abrilabril.pt/trabalho/governo-mantem-discriminacao-entre-enfermeiros
Manchete: Governo mantém discriminação entre enfermeiros
Headline: Government maintains discrimination among nurses
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Manchete: Governo promove administradores e indigna profissionais de saúde
Headline: Government promotes administrators and unworthy health professionals
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Manchete: Vacinação: «É preciso abrir os processos de recrutamento e começar a contratar», alerta Sindicato dos Enfermeiros
Headline: Vaccination: «You need to open the recruitment processes and start hiring», warns the Nurses Union
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Headline: Nursing union welcomes extension of contracts for Covid-19 health-care workers
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https://www.politicalanalysis.co.za/denosa-confirms-judgement-on-salary-increases-is-reserved/
Headline: DENOSA confirms judgement on salary increases is reserved
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https://bogun.nodong.org/xe/KHMU_Info/632626#0
Headline: Na Soon-Ja elected the 9th President of the KHMU
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https://bogun.nodong.org/xe/KHMU_Info/632607
Headline: 2020 Industry-level Collective Bargaining Between Labor and Management in the Health and Medical Sector
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https://www.diariodelaltoaragon.es/NoticiasDetalle.aspx?Id=1230268
Titular: Satse reclama a la OMS mejoras en la protección de los enfermeros
Headline: Satse calls on WHO for improvements in the protection of nurses
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https://www.leonoticias.com/leon/satse-pone-marcha-leon-20201201094611-nt.html
Titular: Satse pone en marcha una campaña de agradecimiento dirigida a las enfermeras y enfermeros de Castilla y León
Headline: Satse launches a gratitude campaign aimed at the nurses of Castilla y León
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Titular: Satse denounces the increase in psychosocial risks due to cuts in rights during Covid-19
Headline: Satse denuncia el aumento de los riesgos psicosociales por los recortes en derechos durante el Covid-19
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https://elfarodeceuta.es/satse-pide-generalizar-uso-mascarillas-mas-proteccion-sanitarios/
Titular: SATSE asks to generalize the use of masks with more protection for health workers
Headline: SATSE asks to generalize the use of masks with more protection for health workers
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https://www.lavozdecordoba.es/actualidad/2020/11/28/satse-4/
Titular: SATSE pide al SAS más recursos para la vacunación del covid
Headline: SATSE asks SAS for more resources for covid vaccination
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https://lta.reuters.com/article/idESKBN28B5GZ
Titular: Madrid inaugura un hospital para la COVID-19 en un clima de protestas por la falta de personal
Headline: Madrid inaugurates a hospital for COVID-19 in a climate of protests due to lack of personnel
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Titular: Satse denuncia agravio en el trato a las enfermeras que desempeñan su labor en Servicios Sociales
Headline: Satse denounces the treatment of nurses who perform their work in Social Services
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Headline: NHS staffing issues must be addressed urgently, Scottish Government warned
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/13323110/major-incident-stoke-hospital-covid/
Headline: Major incident declared at hospital with 38 Covid patients on ventilators and only seven machines left
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-55124729
Headline: SNP conference: £500 ‘thank you’ payment for healthcare staff
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Headline: As first vaccine doses arrive in U.K., officials tell doctors and nurses they won’t get priority
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https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/burnout-and-exhaustion-stalk-nhs-response-to-covid-second-wave/
Headline: Burnout and exhaustion stalk NHS response to Covid second wave
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Headline: ‘Florida is a hot mess’: Nurses union raises alarm as coronavirus spreads
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Headline: Frontline nurse shares story of working with COVID-19 patients
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Headline: US nurses’ union warns of hospital stresses amid COVID-19 surge
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Headline: Nurses demand action and change during ongoing COVID-19 crisis
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https://wwmt.com/news/local/national-nurses-united-sounds-alarm-on-rising-covid-19-numbers
Headline: National Nurses United sounds alarm on rising COVID-19 numbers
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https://cbs6albany.com/news/coronavirus/nursing-organization-speaks-to-covid-19-resurgence
Headline: Nursing organization speaks to COVID-19 resurgence
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https://patch.com/us/across-america/nurses-face-ptsd-latest-coronavirus-wave-continues
Headline: Nurses Face PTSD As Latest Coronavirus Wave Continues
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https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/11/22/va-nurses-aurora-union-coronavirus/
Headline: VA Nurses Sound Alarm On Hospital Changes Made Without Input From Union
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Headline: Top hospitals charging patients up to 1,800% more for services than they actually cost: study
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https://www.fox5dc.com/news/nurses-nationwide-plea-for-help-as-coronavirus-numbers-spike
Headline: Nurses nationwide plea for help as coronavirus numbers spike
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Headline: America’s Largest Nurses Union Warns of ‘Catastrophic Levels of Death and Suffering’ as COVID Surges
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Headline: U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Surge to Record High as Nurses Warn of Unpreparedness
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https://www.npr.org/transcripts/938131187
Headline: Is There Enough Equipment For A New Coronavirus Surge?
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Headline: ‘My hospital is a hot mess.’ Nurses plead for more PPE, safety measures amid COVID-19 surges
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Headline: ‘Not normal times’: health experts on how they are spending Thanksgiving
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Headline: Nurses pleading for change as they work through COVID-19 pandemic
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Headline: Nurses from across the country set to talk about COVID-19 experience
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https://www.foxla.com/news/ucla-nurses-hold-vigil-to-express-frustration
Headline: UCLA nurses hold vigil to express frustration
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https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/11/23/nurses-front-line-california-nurses-association-vigil/
Headline: Nurses Warn Public Against Gathering, Call For More PPE And Coronavirus Testing
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https://kpfa.org/episode/upfront-november-23-2020/
Headline: “In 2 weeks, we don’t have a hospital bed for you” Fresno nurse warns against Thanksgiving gatherings, shares experience on frontlines
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/27/el-paso-coronavirus/
Headline: El Paso was still grieving when the coronavirus arrived. Now, death has overwhelmed it.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/11/27/nurses-athletes-sports-coronavirus-tests/
Headline: As thousands of athletes get coronavirus tests, nurses wonder: What about us?
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Headline: Florida has the most expensive hospitals in the country, study finds
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/high-hospitalization-numbers-are-putting-a-strain-on-nurses
Headline: High hospitalization numbers are putting a strain on nurses
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Headline: National Nurses United ‘Readies New Medicare For All Push’
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Headline: Kamala Harris called a nurse on Thanksgiving to thank her for fighting on the Covid frontlines
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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/30/bidens-covid-19-mission
Headline: BIDEN’S COVID-19 MISSION
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Headline: Study: California leads in health care worker COVID-19 infections
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Headline: Nurses on COVID-19 crisis, social distancing, avoiding gatherings
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https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health-care-workers-ptsd-pandemic-help-voa/2475699/
Headline: Program That Helps Veterans Deal With Trauma Helps Health Care Workers Strained by Pandemic
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https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/11/30/covid-test-patients-workers/
Headline: COVID Tests Now Mandatory For Patients Admitted To California Acute-Care Hospitals
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Headline: How much did Thanksgiving contribute to Covid-19 spread? It’s wait and see for now
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/27/politics/kamala-harris-thanksgiving-nurse-trnd/index.html
Headline: Kamala Harris called a nurse on Thanksgiving to thank her for fighting on the Covid frontlines
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https://people.com/politics/kamala-harris-calls-nurse-thanksgiving-coronavirus-frontlines/
Headline: Kamala Harris Calls Chicago Nurse on Thanksgiving to Thank Her for Working on COVID-19 Frontlines
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Headline: Chicago nurse treating COVID-19 patients gets Thanksgiving phone call from Vice President-elect Kamala Harris: ‘I know that it’s personal for you’
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https://twitter.com/radiocanadainfo/status/1332509320819453952?s=21
Titre: La situation s’aggrave dans la ville d’El Paso, au Texas, et le long congé de l’Action de grâce fait craindre une plus grande propagation du virus.
Headline: The situation is worsening in the city of El Paso, Texas, and the long Thanksgiving break raises fears of further spread of the virus.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/health/covid-hospitals-overload.html
Headline: Covid Overload: U.S. Hospitals Are Running Out of Beds for Patients
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Headline: Athletes’ rapid COVID-19 testing is a luxury most nurses lack
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Headline: Video Shows Huge Line of Travelers Lined Up at Orlando Airport Day Before Thanksgiving, Despite Pleas to Stay Home
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Headline: Florida has the most expensive hospitals in the country, study finds
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Headline: News Brief: Trump Pardons Flynn, Hospitals See PPE Shortage, Diego Maradona Dies
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https://news.yahoo.com/filipino-nurses-disproportionately-impacted-covid-072026476.html
Headline: Filipino nurses disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, study finds
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Headline: The COVID-19 Surge Is Causing Burnout & Staffing Shortages Among Nurses Nationwide
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Headline: Some Health Care Workers May Not Be First In Line for COVID-19 Vaccine
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Headline: COVID Deaths: Nearly A Third Of Nurses Dying Of COVID-19 Are Filipino
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Headline: Healthcare Workers Are Organizing Like Their Lives Depend On It
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Headline: Local medical workers brace for surge in COVID-19 cases
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Headline: Kamala Harris reaches out to nurse and frontline workers on thanksgiving
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Headline: Medical-Worker Unions Urge Passage Of Schumer Bill Offering $11B for PPE
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https://www.ideastream.org/news/some-health-care-workers-are-wary-of-getting-covid-19-vaccines
Headline: Some Health Care Workers Are Wary Of Getting COVID-19 Vaccines
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https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-calls-nurse-on-thanksgiving-to-thank-her-19-2020-11
Headline: Kamala Harris calls nurse on Thanksgiving to thank her for her work fighting on the COVID-19 frontline
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Headline: 49ers surrounded by uncertainty as franchise faces a month without being home
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https://americanindependent.com/white-house-melania-trump-christmas-essential-workers/
Headline: White House Christmas display honors essential workers Trump abandoned
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Headline: Houston coronavirus updates: Nov. 27
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Headline: High hospitalization numbers are putting a strain on nurses
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Headline: Health-care workers will be vaccinated first. For now, they’re handling a surge in hospitalizations.
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Headline: Some Health Care Workers Are Wary Of Getting COVID-19 Vaccines
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article247517970.html
Headline: Unions laud California directive urging hospitals test health workers weekly for COVID-19
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https://www.modernhealthcare.com/labor/california-urges-covid-19-tests-all-hospital-staff-patients
Headline: California urges Covid-19 tests for all hospital staff, patients
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article247508320.html
Headline: Newsom asked California doctors and nurses to join his Health Corps. Why the plan flopped
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https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/cdc-wants-tougher-covid-measures-but-theres-no-money/
Headline: CDC wants tougher COVID measures, but there’s no money
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Headline: Independent report finds myriad problems with pandemic relief, jobless aid
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Headline: California urges weekly COVID testing for hospital workers
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/nov/30/california-urges-hospitals-test-all-workers-virus/
Headline: California Urges Hospitals To Test All Workers For Virus
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Headline: California faces possible COVID-19 hospital crisis, lockdown
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Headline: Newsom implements regional stay-at-home order tied to ICU capacity
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Headline: California Nurses Association: New COVID Testing Requirements A ‘Huge Win’
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https://www.laprogressive.com/hospital-workers-receive-protection/
Headline: California Hospital Workers May Finally Have Protection
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Headline: AVH nurses rip changes
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https://spokesman-recorder.com/2020/12/02/m-health-fairview-closes-emergency-room-during-covid-peak/
Headline: M Health Fairview closes emergency room during COVID peak
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Headline: Michigan nurses press restaurants to honor state’s temporary ban on indoor dining
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Headline: Michigan nurses urge restaurants to follow state COVID-19 protocols
