Australia
Headline: Govt firm on Tas public sector pay offer
https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/drug-overdoses-pile-up-as-debate-continues
Headline: Drug overdoses mount as debate continues
Headline: ‘Fears for the future’ if review does not lead to change
https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5878605/nurses-and-midwives-rally-for-better-nurse-to-patient-ratios/
Headline: Nurses and midwives rally for ratios
Headline: Unions to ramp up NSW election spending after high court win
Headline: Health workers campaign for mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals
Brazil
Manchete: SAÚDE: SINDICATOS APRESENTAM ASPECTOS QUE CONSIDERAM IRREGULARES
Headline: HEALTH: UNIONS PRESENT ASPECTS THAT THEY CONSIDER IRREGULAR
Canada
https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2019/01/28/des-infirmieres-toujours-a-bout-de-souffle
Titre: Des infirmières toujours à bout de souffle
Headline: Nurses still out of breath
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/01/27/20-infirmieres-en-sit-inhier-soir
Titre: Manque de personnel à Maisonneuve-Rosemont: 20 infirmières en «sit-in»
Headline: Staff shortage in Maisonneuve-Rosemont: 20 nurses hold sit-in
Titre: Sit-in d’infirmières à l’Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont contre les heures supplémentaires obligatoires
Headline: Nurses hold sit-in at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont against mandatory overtime
Titre: La justice force l’embauche d’infirmières dans un CHSLD
Headline: Court forces the hiring of nurses in a CHSLD
Titre: Les infirmières sont toujours au bout du rouleau
Headline: Nurses are always on the run
Titre: Un an après Émilie Ricard, qu’en est-il des mesures prises dans nos hôpitaux?
Headline: A year after Émilie Ricard, what about the measures taken in our hospitals?
Titre: Cessons de défendre l’indéfendable!
Headline: Let’s stop defending the indefensible!
Titre: Disparité salariale entre les infirmiers cliniciens: «On s’est fait tromper»
Headline: Pay disparity between nurse clinicians: “We were deceived”
https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/southlake-criticized-for-handling-of-nurses-assault-1217272
Headline: Southlake criticized for handling of nurse’s assault
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/health-program-support-nurses-launched-ontario-1.4999491
Headline: Help coming for nurses struggling with mental health issues, substance abuse
http://thesarniajournal.ca/nursing-homes-in-dire-need-of-more-staffing-coalition-says/
Headline: Nursing homes in dire need of more staffing, coalition says
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/babies-nurses-hsc-st-boniface-1.4992760
Headline: More babies mean more nurses being hired at HSC and St. Boniface Hospital
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/babies-nurses-hsc-st-boniface-1.4992760
Headline: More babies mean more nurses being hired at HSC and St. Boniface Hospital
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/red-river-college-nursing-program-1.4994925
Headline: Red River College eliminates 75 nursing school spots
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/emergency-room-wait-times-1.5001528
Headline: Early flu season contributed to 15-minute increase in ER wait times last month, WRHA says
Headline: OPINION: Long-term-care panel erred in sidestepping minimum staffing levels
Headline: Officials ponder easing mobility for doctors, nurses between provinces
Guatemala
Titular: Las dos manifestaciones que complicarán el tránsito este jueves 31 de enero
Headline: Two demonstrations will complicate traffic on Thursday, January 31
https://www.canalantigua.tv/manifestaciones-recorreran-la-ciudad/
Titular: Estas son las manifestaciones que recorrerán la ciudad
Headline: These are the demonstrations that will march through the city
Titular: VIDEO: Joviel Acevedo llama “pendejos” a los políticos que no lo apoyan en pactos colectivos
Headline: VIDEO: Joviel Acevedo calls “assholes” to politicians who do not support him in collective agreements
Titular: Guatemala: maestros y campesinos cierran enero con protestas.
Headline: Guatemala: teachers and peasants close January with protests.
Titular: Maestros y salubristas denuncian persecución contra los pactos colectivos
Headline: Teachers and health professionals denounce persecution against collective agreements
Honduras
https://www.hch.tv/2019/01/30/el-gobierno-ha-incumplido-con-lo-pactado-aneeah/
Titular: El gobierno ha incumplido con lo pactado : ANEEAH
Headline: The government has not complied with the agreement: ANEEAH
Ireland
Headline: Ireland’s nurses and midwives begin first day of strikes over pay
Headline: ‘We work so hard to be so poor’ – three nurses tell us why they’re striking with thousands nationwide today
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/images-of-the-day-1.3776531
Headline: Images of the Day
https://www.thesun.ie/news/3696755/patient-died-twice-intensive-care-joins-nurses-picket/
Headline: PATIENTS BACK STRIKES Patient who ‘died twice’ in intensive care joins nurses on picket line – and says ‘without them I wouldn’t be here’
http://www.universitytimes.ie/2019/01/students-pledge-support-for-nursing-strike/
Headline: Students Pledge Support for Nursing Strike
https://www.rte.ie/news/2019/0130/1026368-nurses_strike/
Headline: Govt must ensure public don’t face further delays – INMO
Headline: ‘There is a point where we have to stand up’: Nurses say the ball is in Government’s court to resolve the dispute
Headline: Tipperary nurses’ strike: ‘I’m here because we’re just at the end of our tether’
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/nurse-strike-2019-ireland-salary-13926756
Headline: Nurses’ strike 2019 Ireland: Recap the updates as 35,000 Irish nurses and midwives took industrial action
Headline: Irish nurses in London show solidarity with colleagues in Ireland ahead of proposed strike
Kenya
https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Nurses-threaten-strike-over-allowances/1056-4958090-htqbwt/index.html
Headline: Nurses threaten strike over allowances
Headline: Nurses in 23 counties to strike on Monday over pay
Headline: Labour CS Ukur Yattani appoints conciliation committee to avert nurses strike
https://www.zimeye.net/2019/01/31/nurses-announce-date-for-nation-wide-strike/
Headline: Nurses Announce Date For Nation Wide Strike: Kenya
New Zealand
Headline: Māori nurses keen to share woes in equity claim
Philippines
Headline: Health workers’ party-list asks SC relief for midterm poll
Portugal
Manchete: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros Portugueses admite novas formas de luta
Headline: Union of Portuguese Nurses adopts new forms of struggle
Manchete: Enfermeiros de Leiria fazem greve de três dias e exigem mais recursos humanos
Headline: Leiria nurses strike for three days, demand more human resources
https://www.publico.pt/2019/01/30/sociedade/noticia/reuniao-sindicatos-enfermeiros-1860025
Manchete: Nova greve de enfermeiros avança em sete centros hospitalares
Headline: New nurses’ strike advances in seven hospital centers
Manchete: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros alerta para caos na urgência do Hospital de Portalegre
Headline: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros warns of chaos in the emergency of Portalegre Hospital
South Africa
Headline: You can’t employ nurses, so why keep nursing colleges, asks Denosa
https://rekordcenturion.co.za/162751/netcare-taken-to-task-over-possible-job-cuts/
Headline: Netcare taken to task over possible job cuts
Spain
Titular: Respaldo europeo al ratio máximo pacientes de Enfermería
Headline: European support for the maximum nurse-to-patient ratio
Titular: Los enfermeros suman apoyos para su campaña
Headline: Nurses add support for their campaign
https://www.diariosur.es/malaga-capital/satse-denuncia-urgencias-20190129204217-nt.html
Titular: El Satse denuncia que las urgencias del Hospital Regional sufren un colapso crónico
Headline: Satse denounces the chronic collapse at ER of Regional Hospital
Titular: Sanidad y Satse acuerdan compensar el “solape” de jornada progresivamente hasta siete días en 2021
Headline: Sanidad and Satse agree to compensate progressively the “overlap” day up to seven days in 2021
Titular: Madrid. satse: “las urgencias de los hospitales madrileños están al límite por la gripe”
Headline: Madrid. satse: “the emergency rooms at Madrid hospitals are at the limit because of the flu”
Titular: Satse reúne casi 50.000 firmas en Andalucía para aumentar la ratio de enfermeras por paciente
Headline: Satse gathers almost 50,000 signatures in Andalusia to increase the ratio of nurses per patient
Titular: Satse C-LM inicia una campaña para informar a enfermeros y fisioterapeutas sobre sus derechos en maternidad y lactancia
Headline: Satse C-LM starts a campaign to inform nurses and physiotherapists about their maternity and lactation rights
Titular: Satse condena la agresión a una enfermera en las urgencias del Hospital Virgen del Rocío en Sevilla y exige medidas
Headline: Satse condemns attack on nurse in the emergency room of the Virgen del Rocío Hospital in Seville and demands action
Titular: Satse denuncia “irregularidades” en la baremación de la carrera profesional
Headline: Satse denounces “irregularities” in professional career classification
Titular: SATSE exige mejoras salariales para enfermeras de atención primaria en Baleares
Headline: SATSE demands salary improvements for primary care nurses in the Balearic Islands
United Kingdom
Headline: Fears for patient safety at ‘dangerously overcrowded’ hospitals, says Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
Headline: Call for action to tackle NHS staffing shortages as wards become overcrowded
https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2019/01/26/historic-ballot-for-nursing-union/
Headline: Historic ballot for nursing union
http://www.onmedica.com/newsArticle.aspx?id=b0528812-7e94-4690-ae4b-532f3002c20d
Headline: Understaffing is putting patients at risk
Headline: Half of NHS workers say they are too short staffed to deliver safe, dignified and compassionate care
United States
https://millennialpolitics.co/national-nurses-united-single-payer/
Headline: National Nurses United: Fighting for Single-Payer
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/31/kamala-harris-medicare-for-all-1130970
Headline: Harris dives into ‘Medicare for all’ minefield
Headline: Kamala Harris is open to multiple paths to ‘Medicare-for-all’
Headline: Labor board schedules hearing on complaints against Johns Hopkins
Headline: New VA health care rules: Trump overreach or more choice for vets?
http://njtoday.net/2019/01/31/residents-demanding-medicare-for-all-to-meet-with-pallone-today/
Headline: Residents demanding ‘Medicare for All’ to meet with Pallone today
https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/articles/2019/1/29/meeting-will-focus-on-medicare-for-all-proposals
Headline: Meeting Will Focus on ‘Medicare for All’ Proposals
https://news.wttw.com/2019/01/28/chicago-new-manganese-rules
Headline: Chicago Adopts Stricter Rules for Manganese, Other Pollutants
Headline: HOSPITAL UNIONS HELD PRESS CONFERENCE, DEMANDED ST JOE’S ADDRESS ‘STAFFING CRISIS’
Vietnam
https://vietnamnews.vn/society/484839/health-ministry-targets-reduction-in-hospital-violence.html
Headline: Health ministry targets reduction in hospital violence