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.
Australia
Headline: Nurses union targets NSW govt on ratios
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Australia
https://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/5494081/nurses-maintain-rage-over-patient-ratios/
Headline: Goulburn nurses pledge action over patient loads
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Australia
Headline: Illawarra nurses’ fight for mandated ratios to heat up
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Australia
https://www.bay939.com.au/news/local-news/94788-work-bans-hit-maternal-health-services
Headline: Work bans hit maternal health services
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Australia
Headline: Launceston General Hospital ticks off 199 areas as part of scheduled accreditation process
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Australia
Headline: ANMF escalates industrial action at Launceston General Hospital
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Australia
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-06/calvary-colonoscopy-fallout-hospital-culture/9949616
Headline: Intimidating hospital culture could be risking patient care
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Australia
Headline: Townsville Hospital to introduce extra security after nurse assaults
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Brazil
Manchete: Seese Participa De Assembleia Conjunta Com Trabalhadores Da FHS
Headline: Seese participates in joint assembly with workers of FHS
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Canada
Headline: Nurses union launches grievance over staffing at Red Deer hospital
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Canada
Headline: 27 new nurse positions needed to fix ‘chronic understaffing’ at Red Deer hospital ER, union says
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Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/4293668/red-deer-emergency-department-experiencing-nurse-shortage/
Headline: Red Deer emergency department experiencing nurse shortage
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Canada
Headline: Nurses union prez says government didn’t consult nurses about hospital closures
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Canada
Headline: Nurses union raises overtime alarm at St. Boniface
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Canada
Headline: N.L. nurses’ union head optimistic about future plan for nurse practitioners
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Canada
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1110141/entente-principe-accepte-travailleuses-sante-saguenay
Titre: Les infirmières votent en faveur de leur nouveau contrat de travail
Headline: Nurses vote in favor of new work contract
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Canada
Titre: «Nous voulons des conditions à la hauteur de notre profession», lance le président du syndicat
Headline: “We want conditions that live up to our profession,” says union president
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Canada
https://www.beaucemedia.ca/entente-de-principe-pour-les-professionnels-en-soins/
Titre: Entente de principe pour les professionnels en soins
Headline: Agreement in principle for healthcare professionals
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Canada
Headline: Addressing violence against health care workers
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Canada
https://rdnewsnow.com/article/589900/union-files-grievance-over-er-nursing-shortage-red-deer
Headline: Union files grievance over ER nursing shortage in Red Deer
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Canada
https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/news/nurses-and-ahs-far-apart-on-staffing-concerns/
Headline: Nurses and AHS far apart on staffing concerns
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/st-boniface-hospital-nurses-overtime-1.4725333
Headline: Nurse says St. Boniface Hospital staff facing burnout with overtime situation that’s ‘worst I’ve ever seen’
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Canada
https://winnipegsun.com/news/provincial/nurse-union-raises-alarm-over-increasing-mandatory-ot
Headline: Nurse union raises alarm over increasing mandatory OT
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Canada
https://winnipegsun.com/news/provincial/more-nurses-would-help-fill-healthcare-gaps-report
Headline: More nurses would help fill healthcare gaps: report
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Canada
Headline: Nurses rally for better addictions treatment
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Canada
Headline: Premier booed while unveiling hospital closures, expansions in Cape Breton
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Canada
Headline: How Cape Breton’s health-care overhaul could woo new doctors
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Canada
Headline: Health practitioners question new ER hours at Montague hospital
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Chile
Titular: Enfermeras responden a matronas: “No existe intención de dejarlas sin espacio laboral”
Headline: Nurses respond to midwives: “There is no intention to leave them without work space”
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India
https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/sassoon-nurses-to-go-on-strike/articleshow/64847122.cms
Headline: SASSOON nurses to go on strike
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India
https://www.groundup.org.za/article/health-workers-strike-safer-working-conditions/
Headline: Health workers strike for safer working conditions
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India
https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/more-nurses-for-rims-239597
Headline: More nurses for RIMS
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Ireland
Headline: Nurses at University Hospital Kerry protest against overcrowding
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Ireland
https://www.clare.fm/news/37-increase-trolley-numbers-regions-main-hospital/
Headline: 37% Increase in Trolley Numbers at Region’s Main Hospital
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Ireland
Headline: Attacks on nurses rising and figures ‘don’t tell entire story’
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Ireland
Headline: Limerick trolley crisis worst in the country
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Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/patient-stabs-nurse-at-hospital-israeli-nurses-union-calls-for-strike/
Headline: Israeli nurses’ union calls for strike after patient stabs nurse at hospital
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Israel
Headline: Nurses hold nationwide strike to protest violence against medical staff
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Israel
https://sivtelegram.media/israel-nurses-went-on-strike/28939/
Headline: Israel: Nurses went on strike
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Israel
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5303732,00.html
Headline: Nurses strike in protest of increasing violence
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Israel
Headline: Health Services Throughout Israel Shut Down in Protest Against Violence Faced on the Job
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Israel
Headline: Israeli Nurse in Moderate Condition After Stabbing by Asylum Seeker
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Kenya
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/06/23/bomet-nurses-call-off-strike-following-deal_c1776589
Headline: Bomet nurses call off strike following deal
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Malta
Headline: Nurses’ union apologises to patients as it says strike was a ‘total success’
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Malta
Headline: GWU tells nursing aides, other health workers not to carry out nurses’ duties during strike
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Malta
Headline: Nurses’ industrial action suspended as meetings expected over the weekend – Health Minister
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Malta
Headline: Health Minister will meet nurses’ union ahead of industrial action
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Malta
Headline: Nurses to take industrial action on July 5
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Malta
Headline: Nurses’ union industrial directives to commence on Thursday
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New Zealand
Headline: Will Kiwi nurses accept the DHBs latest pay offer?
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New Zealand
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503459&objectid=12083730
Headline: Editorial: Nurses deserve our support
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New Zealand
Headline: Middlemore Hospital emergency department nurses wearing security alarms as violence surges
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New Zealand
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/105072899/patient-safety-paramount-during-strike
Headline: Patient safety ‘paramount’ during strike
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Nigeria
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/06/buhari-wont-privatize-healthcare-sector-nlc-president/
Headline: Buhari, won’t privatize healthcare sector – NLC president
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Paraguay
Titular: Servicios de salud colapsan por falta de personal de blanco
Headline: Health services collapse due to lack of staff in white
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Philippines
Filipino: Dagdag-rekisitos sa pag-renew ng lisensiya, idinaing ng grupo ng nurses
Headline: Licensing renewal is required, by a group of nurses
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Philippines
Headline: Kapos sa sahod: Nurses group seeks salary hike
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Portugal
Headline: Overtime strike by nurses prompts closure of some departments, beds
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Portugal
http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/nurses-launch-one-day-strike/46033
Headline: Nurses launch one-day strike
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Portugal
http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/nursing-union-cites-strike-participation-rates-of-70-to-90/46076
Headline: Nursing union cites strike participation rates of 70% to 90%
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Portugal
Manchete: Hospitais privados e sindicato dos enfermeiros firmam acordo
Headline: Private hospitals and nurses’ union sign agreement
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Portugal
https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/pais/greve-dos-enfermeiros-com-adesao-de-70-a-90-diz-sindicato_n1084389
Manchete: Greve dos enfermeiros com adesão de 70 a 90%, diz sindicato
Headline: Nurses strike with 70-90% adherence, union says
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Portugal
Manchete: Hospitais do SNS com redução de 53 enfermeiros entre Abril e Maio
Headline: SNS hospitals experience a reduction of 53 nurses between April and May
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Portugal
https://www.abrilabril.pt/trabalho/enfermeiros-em-greve-contra-discriminacao-no-hospital-de-braga
Manchete: Enfermeiros em greve contra discriminação no Hospital de Braga
Headline: Nurses on strike against discrimination at Braga Hospital
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South Korea
http://bogun.nodong.org/xe/index.php?document_srl=497119&mid=KHMU_Info
Headline: “Staffing Needs for Safe Hospital without Medical Accident”
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South Africa
Headline: Do healthcare workers have the right to strike?
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South Africa
Headline: Health workers say they are undervalued and poorly equipped
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South Africa
Headline: Nurses force hospital to hire more staff after patient death
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Spain
Titular: El Sindicato de Enfermería pide personal sanitario en los colegios asturianos
Headline: The Nursing Union calls for health workers in Asturian schools
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Spain
Titular: Las autonomías siguen sin apostar por la Enfermería escolar
Headline: The autonomous sections continue without school nursing positions
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Spain
Titular: Piden que haya una enfermera escolar en cada centro educativo
Headline: They ask that there be a school nurse in each educational center
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Spain
Titular: El Sindicato de Enfermería critica la falta de enfermeros en los colegios
Headline: Nursing union criticizes the lack of nurses in schools
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Spain
Titular: Sindicato de enfermería pide implantar una enfermera en cada escuela
Headline: Nursing union asks to place a nurse in each school
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Spain
https://www.granadahoy.com/provincia/SATSE-advierte-desatencion-recortes-hospital_0_1260474424.html
Titular: El SATSE advierte de riesgo de desatención si siguen los recortes en el hospital
Headline: SATSE warns of risk of inattention if cutbacks continue in the hospital
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Spain
Titular: Concentración de Satse para reclamar las 35 horas semanales para enfermería
Headline: Satse’s concentration on demand for 35 hour work week for nurses
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Spain
Titular: Un juzgado reconoce a una enfermera interina el cobro de carrera profesional
Headline: Court recognizes interim nurses with professional career charge
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Spain
Titular: Satse alerta sobre la reducción de contratos para el verano y la disminución de la actividad quirúrgica
Headline: Satse raises alarm on the reduction of contracts for the summer and the decrease in surgical activity
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United Kingdom
Headline: Nursing and the NHS: A brief history of the key events
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United Kingdom
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/30/thousands-to-join-london-protest-over-nhs-funding
Headline: ‘Cuts leave scars’: thousands join protest over NHS funding
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United Kingdom
Headline: Safe staffing guidance issued on children’s hospital wards, neonatal settings and urgent care
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United Kingdom
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/patients-at-risk-on-wards-due-to-staff-crisis-1-9235590
Headline: Patients at risk on wards ‘due to staff crisis’
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United Kingdom
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/28/life-as-an-nhs-nurse-in-the-1980s
Headline: Life as an NHS nurse in the 1980s: ‘Nursing requires a particular personality’
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United Kingdom
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/degree-or-not-degree-not-question-uk-nursing
Headline: To degree or not to degree: that is NOT the question for UK nursing
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United Kingdom
https://www.nursinginpractice.com/article/welsh-nurses-receive-65-pay-rise-new-pay-deal
Headline: Welsh nurses to receive 6.5% pay rise with new pay deal
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United Kingdom
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health/what-nhs-wales-pay-rise-14869161
Headline: What the NHS Wales pay rise really means for nurses, midwives and other healthcare employees
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United Kingdom
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-44703552
Headline: NHS Wales: EU recruits still needed after Brexit
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United States
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article214309449.html
Headline: California has the world’s fifth-largest economy. Fix taxes to fix wealth disparity
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United States
Headline: Nurses accuse Johns Hopkins Hospital management of anti-union violations
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United States
http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-md-hopkins-nurses-nlrb-20180625-story.html
Headline: Nurses at Johns Hopkins allege hospital is impeding their efforts to unionize
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United States
https://therealnews.com/columns/hopkins-nurses-claim-hospital-is-union-busting
Headline: Hopkins Nurses Claim Hospital Is Union-Busting
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United States
https://medium.com/@NNUBonnie/u-s-nurses-on-u-k-6217df64bc69
Headline: On Eve of NHS 70th Anniversary, Thousands March in U.S., U.K. to say ‘Healthcare is a Human Right!’
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United States
Headline: A Dagger in the Heart of Workers and Our Democracy: What’s Behind the Janus Court Ruling
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United States
Headline: Research Medical Center nurses protest against staffing shortages, high turnover
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United States
https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article213686914.html
Headline: More than 100 picket with Research Medical nurses, who seek better wages, retention
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United States
Headline: Nurses March on ICE, Child Internment Camps to Say ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy is a Public Health Crisis
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United States
http://www.ktvu.com/news/california-democrats-nurses-blast-supreme-court-blow-to-labor-unions
Headline: California Democrats, nurses blast Supreme Court blow to labor unions; Trump hails as victory
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United States
Headline: NURSES UNION DECRIES SUPREME COURT DECISION ON PUBLIC-SECTOR UNIONS
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United States
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20180627/NEWS/180629922
Headline: Supreme Court ruling on union fees could shift healthcare politics
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United States
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/opinion/supreme-court-janus-unions.html
Headline: With Janus, the Court Deals Unions a Crushing Blow. Now What?
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United States
Headline: SF labor groups, elected officials say Supreme Court decision on union fees will harm workers rights
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United States
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/defiant-unions-vow-to-organize-even-more-after-janus-ruling/
Headline: Defiant unions vow to organize even more after Janus ruling
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United States
Headline: Siding with Billionaires Against Workers, Supreme Court’s Janus Ruling ‘An Assault on Labor Movement’
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United States
http://www.sfweekly.com/news/will-the-janus-supreme-court-decision-affect-s-f/
Headline: Will the Janus Supreme Court Decision Affect S.F.?
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United States
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-teachers-union-uses-janus-case-to-blast-rauner-emanuel/
Headline: Chicago Teachers Union uses Janus case to blast Rauner, Emanuel
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United States
http://abc7.com/politics/socal-unions-react-to-scotus-dues-decision/3665383/
Headline: Unions across SoCal react to Supreme Court decision over fees
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United States
http://www.risingupwithsonali.com/supreme-court-decimates-public-union-power/
Headline: Supreme Court Decimates Public Union Power
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United States
Headline: A Dagger in the Heart of Workers and Our Democracy: What’s Behind the Janus Court Ruling
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United States
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/influencers/article214091754.html
Headline: When robots take California jobs, what happens next?
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United States
Headline: Emergency Rooms Run Out of Vital Drugs, and Patients Are Feeling It
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United States
Headline: Protesters: Kids separated from parents are pawns
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United States
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-unions-janus-20180628-story.html
Headline: Dealt a body blow by the Supreme Court, unions ponder: Where do we go from here?
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United States
Headline: Cuomo Backs Nurses on Staffing Minimums
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United States
http://www.kmov.com/story/38499091/nursing-shortage-prompts-st-louis-hospital-to-offer-summers-off
Headline: Nursing shortage prompts St. Louis hospital to offer summers off
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United States
https://therealnews.com/stories/exclusive-nurse-speaks-out-over-johns-hopkins-anti-union-campaign
Headline: Exclusive: Nurse Speaks Out Over Johns Hopkins’ ‘Anti-Union Campaign’
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United States
https://wtop.com/baltimore/2018/06/nurses-accuse-johns-hopkins-hospital-of-impeding-union/
Headline: Nurses accuse Johns Hopkins hospital of impeding union
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United States
http://www.cjonline.com/opinion/20180702/letter-to-editor-what-is-cost-of-staffing-shortages
Headline: Letter to the editor: What is the cost of staffing shortages?
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United States
Headline: Nurses at Research Medical Center Protest Staffing Amid Contract Negotiations
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United States
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/movement-gears-up-to-stop-trump-supreme-court-pick/
Headline: Movement gears up to stop Trump Supreme Court pick
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United States
https://www.workers.org/2018/07/02/labor-in-motion-against-ice/
Headline: Labor in motion against ICE
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United States
http://inthesetimes.com/article/21239/ben_jealous_victory_democratic_party_bernie_sanders_maryland
Headline: Ben Jealous’s Victory Is Proof the Democratic Party’s Left Flank Is Winning Concrete Power
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United States
https://truthout.org/articles/let-them-know-ninos-no-estan-solos/
Headline: Let Them Know: ¡Niños, No Están Solos!
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United States
Headline: Johns Hopkins trying to block unionization, nurses charge
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United States
http://kvpr.org/post/bakersfield-residents-rally-reuniting-immigrant-families
Headline: Bakersfield Residents Rally for Reuniting Immigrant Families
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United States
http://www.startribune.com/court-ruling-on-public-unions-splits-minnesota-leaders/486703971/
Headline: Supreme Court ruling on public union dues hits Minnesota labor groups
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United States
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/06/27/supreme-court-union-ruling-mean-for-minnesota
Headline: What does Supreme Court union ruling mean for Minnesota?
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United States
Headline: ‘I can’t afford that’: A viral tweet shows why we need Medicare for all
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Venezuela
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=10717&ArticleId=2459957
Headline: Venezuelan Doctors Back Nurses’ Demand for Pay Hikes
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Venezuela
Titular: Huelga indefinida de enfermeras en los hospitales de Caracas
Headline: Indefinite strike of nurses in Caracas hospitals
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Venezuela
https://elpitazo.com/los-andes/enfermeros-de-brazos-caidos-en-el-hospital-central-de-valera/
Titular: Enfermeros de “brazos caídos” en el Hospital Central de Valera
Headline: Nurses with “fallen arms” in the Central Hospital of Valera
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Venezuela
http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/sociedad/enfermeras-paro-nacional-indefinido-todo-pais_241490
Titular: Enfermeras en paro nacional indefinido en todo el país
Headline: Nurses on indefinite national strike throughout the country
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Zimbabwe
http://www.thezimbabwemail.com/politics/from-hope-to-despair-how-mnangagwa-squandered-his-goodwill/
Headline: From hope to despair: how Mnangagwa squandered his goodwill
