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February 19, 2019

Global Nurses United News Round-Up – February 19, 2019

Australia

 

https://www.9news.com.au/2019/02/09/18/13/health-news-nurses-assaults-report-nsw-hospitals-security

Headline: ‘Kicked, punched, covered in bodily fluids’: Damning NSW nursing report reveals workplace abuse cases

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-13/shocking-case-of-neglect-heard-at-aged-care-royal-commission/10806518

Headline: Aged care royal commission hears evidence of man’s shocking injuries from a catheter

 

https://www.theweeklysource.com.au/important-annie-butler-re-elected-federal-secretary-of-the-australian-nursing-and-midwifery-federation-australias-largest-union/

Headline: Annie Butler re-elected Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation – Australia’s largest union

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-11/spotlight-on-royal-adelaide-hospital-staff/10770866

Headline: Unions claim staff are leaving the Royal Adelaide Hospital because of bullying and fatigue

 

https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5890863/new-gunnedah-hospital-backed-by-all-election-candidates/

Headline: A new Gunnedah hospital is supported by all election candidates

 

https://www.theleader.com.au/story/5904538/rally-for-ratios-as-nurses-and-midwives-step-up-staffing-action/

Headline: Rally for ratios as NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association step up staffing action

 

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/berejiklian-announces-unprecedented-boost-to-health-workforce-20190217-p50ydd.html

Headline: Berejiklian announces ‘unprecedented’ boost to health workforce

 

https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5909296/nurses-and-midwives-take-action-over-flawed-system/

Headline: Port Macquarie Base Hospital nurses and midwives hold action in support of ratio system

 

https://www.armidaleexpress.com.au/story/5905169/nsw-nurses-and-midwives-want-nurse-patient-ratios-fixed-addressed/

Headline: Armidale Nurse – patient ratio issue needs to be seriously addressed

 

https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/5910374/more-nurses-for-katoomba/

Headline: More nurses for Katoomba

 

https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5909168/more-than-400-staff-promised-for-illawarra-shoalhaven-hospitals/

Headline: Illawarra hospitals will share in the NSW Government’s workforce boost

 

 

Canada

 

https://www.leclaireurprogres.ca/actualite/une-nouvelle-convention-collective-pour-des-professionnelles-du-cisss-ca/

Titre: Une nouvelle convention collective pour des professionnelles du CISSS-CA

Headline: New collective agreement for CISSS-CA professionals

 

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/02/15/i-was-an-impaired-nurse-three-nurses-who-battled-addiction-welcome-dramatic-shift-in-approach-to-discipline-and-treatment.html

Headline: ‘I was an impaired nurse’: Three nurses who battled addiction welcome dramatic shift in approach to discipline and treatment

 

https://windsorite.ca/2019/02/health-unit-nurses-could-strike-if-conciliation-fails/

Headline: Health Unit Nurses Could Strike If Conciliation Fails

 

https://www.simcoe.com/news-story/9176566-violence-leads-to-ministry-of-labour-investigations-at-barrie-s-rvh/

Headline: Violence leads to Ministry of Labour investigations at Barrie’s RVH

 

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/seven-oaks-hospital-s-emergency-room-nurses-concerned-about-staffing-shortage-1.4292697

Headline: Seven Oaks Hospital’s emergency room nurses concerned about staffing shortage

 

https://winnipegsun.com/news/news-news/nurses-at-seven-oaks-bemoan-staffing-shortages-fear-patient-risk

Headline: Nurses at Seven Oaks bemoan staffing shortages, fear patient risk

 

https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/local/tentative-deal-reached-for-von-nurses-in-nova-scotia-284488/

Headline: Tentative deal reached for VON nurses in Nova Scotia

 

https://www.thewesternstar.com/news/regional/st-anthony-hospital-staff-were-told-of-bed-changes-says-nurses-union-president-284562/

Headline: St. Anthony hospital staff were told of bed changes, says nurse’s union president

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nursing-crisis-labrador-health-centre-1.5008185

Headline: Senior nurse at Labrador Health Centre calls it quits, citing ‘constant state of turmoil’

 

 

Honduras

 

https://radiohrn.hn/2019/02/11/a-la-carga-la-aneeah-con-nueva-exigencia-de-ascender-a-tecnicos/

Titular: A la carga la Aneeah, con nueva exigencia de ascender a técnicos

Headline: The burden of Aneeah, the new demand to promote technicians

 

 

India

 

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/protesting-nurses-give-ultimatum-to-govt/728585.html

Headline: Protesting nurses give ultimatum to gov’t

 

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/cops-convince-nurses-to-end-hunger-strike/articleshow/67985984.cms

Headline: Cops convince nurses to end hunger strike

 

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/hundreds-stranded-as-nurses-block-patiala-bathinda-road/729718.html

Headline: Hundreds stranded as nurses block Patiala-Bathinda Road

 

 

Ireland

 

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/tens-of-thousands-rally-in-support-of-nurses-in-dublin-1.3788291

Headline: Tens of thousands rally in support of nurses in Dublin

 

https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2019/0211/1028768-nurses-strikes-labour-court-talks/

Headline: Nursing unions suspend industrial action

 

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/inmo-recommends-members-accept-labour-court-deal-37814164.html

Headline: INMO recommends members accept Labour Court deal

 

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/nurses-strike-ireland-called-off-13986860

Headline: Irish nurses in line for pay rise of up to €2,439 a year as INMO call off three-day strike

 

https://www.irishpost.com/news/tens-thousands-march-dublin-support-striking-irish-nurses-midwives-164396

Headline: Tens of thousands march through Dublin in support of striking Irish nurses and midwives

 

https://www.rte.ie/news/2019/0209/1028557-nurses-talks/

Headline: Rally in support of nurses’ pay dispute as talks take place

 

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/just-under-600-people-on-hospital-trolleys-according-to-inmo-1.3789527

Headline: Just under 600 people on hospital trolleys, according to INMO

 

https://www.thejournal.ie/nurses-fury-varadkar-4484559-Feb2019/

Headline: ‘Think of us as you tuck into your turkey’: Letters reveal nurses’ fury at Varadkar over annual leave comments

 

 

Kenya

 

https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Nurses-remain-defiant-/1056-4980638-bhuft1z/index.html

Headline: Nurses remain defiant despite Uhuru’s order

 

https://citizentv.co.ke/news/nurses-vow-to-defy-uhuru-return-to-work-order-231310/

Headline: Nurses vow to defy Uhuru return-to-work order

 

https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Nurses-stay-the-course/1056-4982542-wgrea0z/index.html

Headline: Nurses stay the course as State files contempt case

 

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/article/2001313234/nurses-shrug-off-uhuru-directive-as-strike-bites-across-counties

Headline: Nurses shrug off Uhuru directive as strike bites across counties

 

https://allafrica.com/stories/201902150047.html

Headline: Kenya: Boinnet Warns Striking Nurses Who Frustrate Return-to-Work Order

 

https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2019/02/4-union-officials-summoned-to-court-for-contempt-over-nurses-strike/

Headline: 4 Union officials summoned to court for contempt over nurses strike

 

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2019/02/18/city-nurses-threaten-strike-after-assault-at-mama-lucy_c1896058

Headline: City nurses threaten strike after assault at Mama Lucy

 

https://www.nation.co.ke/news/-No-retreat–no-surrender—nurses-vow/1056-4975072-ujds4d/index.html

Headline: ‘No retreat, no surrender’, striking nurses vow

 

https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Striking-nurses-threatened-with-contempt-charges/1056-4981952-eyb2y1/index.html

Headline: Resume work or face contempt charges, CS Kariuki tells nurses

 

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2019/02/13/return-to-work-or-be-sacked-kahiga-tells-striking-nurses_c1893218

Headline: Return to work or be sacked, Kahiga tells striking nurses

 

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2019/02/12/dont-threaten-nurses-say-mps_c1892816

Headline: Don’t threaten nurses, say MPs

 

https://allafrica.com/stories/201902180099.html

Headline: Kenya: Council Orders Governors Not to Deduct Nurses Union Dues

 

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/article/2001313629/i-regret-working-for-the-government-for-30-years-says-frustrated-nurse

Headline: Nurse laments working for government, narrates how she goes extra mile for more income

 

https://www.tuko.co.ke/298429-a-day-life-a-kenyan-nurse.html#298429

Headline: A day in the life of a Kenyan nurse

 

 

Portugal

 

https://tvi24.iol.pt/sociedade/sams/trabalhadores-de-sindicato-dirigido-por-deputado-ps-querem-mediacao-de-costa

Manchete: Trabalhadores de sindicato dirigido por deputado PS querem mediação de Costa

Headline: Union workers headed by deputy PS want Costa mediation

 

https://ionline.sapo.pt/646555

Manchete: Greve da função pública complica situação nos hospitais

Headline: Public service strike complicates situation in hospitals

 

 

South Africa

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/south-african-unions-on-national-strike-over-job-losses/

Headline: South African unions on national strike over job losses

 

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-02-19-infection-fears-as-eight-babies-die-at-vosloorus-hospital/

Headline: Infection fears as eight babies die at Vosloorus hospital

 

 

South Korea

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/02/119_263456.html

Headline: 1st for-profit hospital on verge of closing

 

 

Spain

 

https://www.granadahoy.com/granada/jubilacion-anticipada-enfermeras-fisioterapeutas-salud_0_1328267720.html.

Titular: Satse reclama la jubilación anticipada para enfermeras y fisioterapeutas

Headline: Satse demands early retirement for nurses and physiotherapists

 

https://www.consalud.es/profesionales/enfermeria/satse-gripe-ha-vuelto-constatar-deficiencias-nuestro-sistema-sanitario_60026_102.html

Titular: Satse: “La gripe ha vuelto a constatar las deficiencias de nuestro sistema sanitario”

Headline: Satse: “The flu has once again confirmed the deficiencies of our health system”

 

https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20190218/46545540554/satse-valora-que-haya-enfermeras-en-colegios-de-cyl-pero-pide-concrecion.html

Titular: Satse valora que haya enfermeras en colegios de CyL pero pide concreción

Headline: Satse appreciates that there are nurses in CyL schools but asks for concrete action

 

https://www.laverdad.es/murcia/denuncian-falta-7300-20190209115103-nt.html

Titular: Denuncian que hacen falta 7.300 enfermeras más en la Región de Murcia

Headline: That 7,300 more nurses are needed in the Murcia region is denounced

 

https://www.tercerainformacion.es/articulo/actualidad/2019/02/19/satse-modificamos-la-ley-que-usurpaba-funciones-enfermeras

Titular: Satse: “Modificamos la Ley que usurpaba funciones enfermeras”

Headline: Satse: “We changed the law that infringed on the functions nurses”

 

http://www.lacerca.com/noticias/castilla_la_mancha/satse-reclama-sescam-inmediata-implantacion-especialidades-enfermeria-456102-1.html

Titular: Satse reclama al Sescam la “inmediata” implantación de las especialidades de enfermería

Headline: Satse demands from Sescam the “immediate” implementation of nursing specialties

 

 

United Kingdom

 

https://www.harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk/news/17436675.45-gp-nurses-set-to-retire-will-create-significant-issue/

Headline: 45 GP nurses set to retire will create “significant issue”

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6716435/Record-number-NHS-staff-quit-simply-much.html

Headline: Record number of NHS staff quit because the ‘hours are too long’ as service desperately tries to fill more than 40,000 nursing vacancies

 

 

United States

 

https://medium.com/@nationalnurses/profit-driven-health-care-is-killing-the-dreams-of-young-people-young-people-are-fighting-back-abd2986d3db7

Headline: Profit-driven health care is killing the dreams of young people. Young people are fighting back.

 

https://www.apnews.com/34008076ec0d44799887862af868991f

Headline: Single-payer health care movement gets boost from local event

 

https://www.wfft.com/content/news/Local-group-pushes-for-universal-health-care–505644311.html

Headline: LOCAL GROUP PUSHES FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE

 

https://www.register-herald.com/news/groups-call-for-medicare-for-all/article_db9ef513-d536-5c36-9c03-047fba3322ee.html

Headline: Groups call for Medicare For All

 

https://woay.tv/activists-work-to-make-medicare-for-all-a-reality/

Headline: Activists Work To Make Medicare For All A Reality

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/12/nurses-hospitals-understaffed-risks-burnout

Headline: Why America’s nurses are getting ‘hangovers’ from their work

 

http://newsvideo.su/video/10252266

Headline: Nurses Fight for Medicare for All (w/Deborah Burger)

 

https://kvoa.com/news/2019/02/09/nurses-doctors-provide-health-care-to-asylum-seekers/

Headline: Nurses, doctors provide health care to asylum seekers

 

https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190210/seidman-time-for-health-care-overhaul

Headline: Seidman: Time for a health care overhaul

 

http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/20190207/single-payer-health-care-group-to-be-in-city

Headline: Single-payer health care group to be in city

 

https://www.kvia.com/lifestyle/health/team-of-nurses-visits-immigration-shelters/1001700705

Headline: Team of nurses visits immigration shelters in El Paso

 

http://southtahoenow.com/story/02/05/2019/nurses-give-barton-memorial-hospital-10-day-notice-strike

Headline: Nurses give Barton Memorial Hospital a 10-day notice of a strike

 

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/02/08/galvanize-local-organizing-medicare-all-nurses-union-kick-nationwide-barnstorms

Headline: To Galvanize Local Organizing for Medicare for All, Nurses Union to Kick Off Nationwide ‘Barnstorms’ This Weekend

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/safety-at-st-elizabeths-psychiatric-hospital-questioned-after-brutal-attack-on-nurse/2019/02/14/c5200248-30a5-11e9-ac6c-14eea99d5e24_story.html

Headline: Safety at St. Elizabeths psychiatric hospital questioned after brutal attack on nurse

 

http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/brutal-southeast-dc-hospital-attack-prompts-call-for-change

Headline: Brutal Southeast DC hospital attack prompts call for change

 

https://medium.com/@NNUBonnie/the-people-will-win-medicare-for-all-thousands-united-this-week-to-prove-it-a9599f58fcfd

Headline: The people will win Medicare for All. Thousands united this week to prove it.

 

https://www.vcreporter.com/event/fight-to-win-medicare-for-all/

Headline: FIGHT TO WIN MEDICARE FOR ALL

 

https://vtdigger.org/2019/02/11/richmond-free-library-host-medicare-conversation/

Headline: Richmond Free Library to host Medicare for All conversation

 

https://www.register-herald.com/health/medicare-for-all-meeting-to-be-held-sunday/article_ab5777c2-2dc3-5886-9e60-4007ea478640.html

Headline: “Medicare for All” meeting to be held Sunday

 

https://woay.tv/fayetteville-hosts-medicare-for-all-barnstorm-february-10th/

Headline: Fayetteville Hosts Medicare For All ‘Barnstorm’ February 10th

 

https://www.nhregister.com/health/article/Wallingford-Medicare-for-all-barnstorm-13599443.php

Headline: Wallingford ‘Medicare for all barnstorm’ event begins Saturday

 

https://www.heraldargus.com/news/nwi-medicare-for-all-group-to-host-local-barnstorm/article_487c75c5-6857-57a3-a108-49dcf8070d10.html

Headline: NWI Medicare for All group to host local ‘Barnstorm’

 

https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/feb/08/letter-support-medicare-for-all-2/

Headline: Letter: Support Medicare-for-all

 

http://city-countyobserver.com/274291-2/

Headline: Nurses launch Medicare For All ‘Barnstorm’ Actions

 

http://njtoday.net/2019/02/09/national-medicare-for-all-week-of-action-begins/

Headline: National Medicare for All week of action begins

 

http://www.capecodtoday.com/article/2019/02/10/244771-National-Nurses-United-Indivisible-Groups-Rally-Medicare-All

Headline: National Nurses United, Indivisible Groups Rally for Medicare for All

 

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/02/10/people-shouldnt-be-going-bankrupt-and-dying-nationwide-week-action-aims-build-mass

Headline: ‘People Shouldn’t Be Going Bankrupt and Dying’: Nationwide Week of Action Aims to Build Mass Movement Behind Medicare for All

 

https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/galvanizing-local-support-for-medicare-for-all/1770925020

Headline: Galvanizing local support for Medicare for All

 

http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/20190211/medicare-for-all-fills-a-room

Headline: Medicare for All fills a room

 

https://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20190211/more-and-more-medicare-for-all-feasible

Headline: More and more, ‘Medicare for All’ feasible

 

https://freespeech.org/stories/nurses-fight-for-medicare-for-all/

Headline: Nurses Fight for Medicare for All

 

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2019/02/readers-respond-we-want-medicare-for-all.html

Headline: Readers respond: We want Medicare for all

 

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/articles/medicare-for-all-advocates-rally-at-rutgers

Headline: ‘Medicare for All’ Advocates Rally at Rutgers

 

https://www.liberationnews.org/nurses-organize-impressive-barnstorm-launching-2019-medicare-for-all-campaign/

Headline: Nurses organize impressive barnstorm launching 2019 Medicare for All campaign

 

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/02/14/jayapal-says-medicare-all-bill-coming-two-weeks-expert-calls-plan-astonishingly?cd-origin=rss

Headline: Jayapal Says Medicare for All Bill Coming in Two Weeks as Expert Calls Plan ‘Astonishingly Strong’

 

http://www.dailytargum.com/article/2019/02/pro-medicare-barnstorm-event-held-at-rutgers-labor-education-center

Headline: Pro-Medicare ‘barnstorm’ event held at Rutgers labor education center

 

http://www.dclabor.org/home/nnu-files-another-charge-against-johns-hopkins-hospital

Headline: NNU FILES ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL

 

https://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-hopkins-unionization-retaliation-20190214-story.html

Headline: Johns Hopkins Hospital accused of retaliating against unionizing nurses, including firing one

 

https://brookline.wickedlocal.com/news/20190218/brookline-event-encourages-action-to-support-medicare-for-all

Headline: Brookline event encourages action to support Medicare for all

 

https://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20190211/more-and-more-medicare-for-all-feasible

Headline: More and more, ‘Medicare for All’ feasible

 

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/02/15/johns-hopkins-retaliating-over-union-effort/

Headline: Johns Hopkins Accused Of Retaliating Over Union Effort

 

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/02/12/santa-clara-county-moves-forward-on-hospital-purchases-despite-unrest-potential-nurses-strike/

Headline: Santa Clara County moves forward on hospital purchases despite unrest, potential nurses strike

 

https://gilroydispatch.com/2019/02/12/nurses-strike-looms-over-st-louise/

Headline: Strike threat looms over St. Louise

 

https://www.presstelegram.com/2019/02/15/st-marys-in-long-beach-is-owned-by-a-new-29-billion-healthcare-giant-how-will-that-impact-patients/

Headline: St. Mary’s in Long Beach is owned by a new $29 billion healthcare giant. How will that impact patients?

 

https://gilroydispatch.com/2019/02/15/st-louise-hearing-canceled-judges-ruling-on-hospitals-fate-could-come-any-day/

Headline: St. Louise hearing canceled, ruling on hospitals’ fate could come any day

 

http://southtahoenow.com/story/02/12/2019/barton-nurses-rescind-notice-strike-head-back-bargaining-table

Headline: Barton nurses rescind notice to strike; Head back to the bargaining table

 

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/02/12/debate-reopens-over-future-of-health-care-in-minn

Headline: Debate reopens over future of health care in Minnesota

 

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