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
http://www.nvi.com.au/story/4747284/ratios-ignored-in-budget/
Headline: Nurses say hospital upgrades promised while calls for better staffing ignored
Australia
Headline: NSW govt likely to fund hospital upgrade
Australia
Headline: Wyong Hospital to remain in public hands after State Government abandons privatisation plans
Australia
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/violence-in-the-healthcare-system/8675802
Headline: Violence in the healthcare system
Australia
Headline: Nurses, carers and health care professionals cry-out over fears of future penalty cuts
Australia
Headline: Southern Cross Care Queensland announce nursing cuts as part of restructure
Australia
https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/major-staffing-cuts-at-sunshine-coast-facility/3197563/
Headline: Major staffing cuts at vital Sunshine Coast facility
Australia
https://www.chinchillanews.com.au/news/aged-care-cuts-in-chinchilla-and-taroom/3197269/
Headline: Aged care cuts in Chinchilla and Taroom
Canada
Headline: Workplace abuse comes at steep cost for nurses, taxpayers
Canada
http://www.ohscanada.com/cfnu-report-calls-action-violence-healthcare-sector/
Headline: CFNU report calls for action on violence in the healthcare sector
Canada
Headline: ONA Supports Wettlaufer Inquiry
Canada
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/most-disagree-with-er-closures-poll-432388813.html
Headline: Most disagree with ER closures: poll
Canada
Titre: Conseil du statut de la femme : la nouvelle présidente prête à briser le silence
Headline: Council on the Status of Women: the new president ready to break the silence
Canada
http://journalmetro.com/actualites/national/1163015/sit-in-dinfirmieres-le-tat-enterine-lentente/
Titre: Sit-in d’infirmières: le TAT entérine l’entente
Headline: Nurses sit-in: TAT endorses their agreement
Dominican Republic
Titular: Enfermeras dicen trabajan en condiciones infrahumanas hospitales públicos
Headline: Nurses say they work in inhumane conditions in public hospitals
Guatemala
https://lahora.gt/sindicato-apela-amparo-poder-paralizar-hospitales/
Titular: Sindicato apela amparo para poder paralizar hospitales
Headline: Union appeals for right to strike hospitals
India
Headline: Cardinal backs nurses’ demand for minimum wages
India
Headline: Nurses launch indefinite strike
India
Headline: Nurses in private hospitals to intensify their agitation
India
Headline: Kerala nurses’ strike: Cong, BJP urge immediate intervention of state govt
India
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Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2017/0705/888087-nurses-health/
Headline: Almost 3,500 assaults on nurses and midwives in six years – INMO
Ireland
Headline: Nearly 3,500 assaults on health staff in six years, conference hears
Ireland
Headline: INMO delays pay stance amid concern over recruitment of nurses
Ireland
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/record-levels-overcrowding-hospitals-during-10727734
Headline: Record levels of overcrowding in hospitals during the first six months of 2017
Ireland
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/scandal-of-cutbacks-for-breast-cancer-survivors-35883654.html
Headline: Scandal of cutbacks for breast cancer survivors
Ireland
http://www.thejournal.ie/patient-experience-survey-hse-simon-harris-3476165-Jul2017/
Headline: Calls for patients to give feedback on their experience in Irish hospitals
Ireland
Headline: Daily INMO survey finds 344 people waiting to be admitted to hospitals
Kenya
Headline: Health ministry seeks quick end to nurses’ strike
Kenya
Headline: Governors ask SRC to approve nurses’ salary increase
Kenya
Headline: Nurses tell off Kiraithe, accuse him of politicizing strike
Kenya
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/06/28/suspend-campaigns-let-us-talk-nurses-ask-uhuru_c1586641
Headline: Suspend campaigns, let us talk, nurses ask Uhuru
Kenya
Headline: Striking nurses press for CBA signing as they vow to fight on
Kenya
https://citizentv.co.ke/news/police-teargas-striking-eldoret-nurses-169316/
Headline: Police teargas striking Eldoret nurses
Kenya
Headline: Health ministry PS, nurses union in closed-door meeting over strike
Kenya
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/07/05/nurses-hold-peaceful-demo-over-their-cba_c1590548
Headline: Nurses hold peaceful demo over their CBA
Kenya
Headline: Nurses’ CBA to cost Sh7 billion, union dismisses Sh40 billion figure
Mexico
Titular: Faltan 800 enfermeras para atender todas las áreas del sector salud, dice SNTSA
Headline: Lack of 800 nurses to address all areas of the health sector, says SNTSA
New Zealand
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/nurses-say-health-budget-is-101-million-short/
Headline: Nurses say health budget is $101 million short
New Zealand
Headline: Health system faces $101m shortfall according to nurses union
New Zealand
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/significant-pay-claim-dhb-nurse-equity
Headline: Significant pay claim for DHB nurse equity
Peru
http://larepublica.pe/sociedad/890103-minsa-y-federacion-de-enfermeras-inician-mesa-de-dialogo
Titular: Minsa y Federación de Enfermeras inician mesa de diálogo
Headline: Minsa and Federation of Nurses initiate negotiations
Peru
http://larepublica.pe/impresa/sociedad/889804-enfermeras-acatan-huelga-por-aumento-de-remuneracion
Titular: Enfermeras acatan huelga por aumento de remuneración
Headline: Nurses begin strike for pay raise
Peru
http://rpp.pe/peru/arequipa/enfermeras-del-minsa-acataron-un-paro-de-48-horas-noticia-1060217
Titular: Enfermeras del Minsa acataron un paro de 48 horas
Headline: Minsa Nurses carry out 48-hour strike
Portugal
Manchete: Enfermeiros obstetras mantêm ameaça de parar blocos de parto
Headline: Obstetrics nurses still threatening to strike
South Africa
Headline: Denosa to march to nursing council over registration woes
South Africa
Headline: Nursing union decries council’s decision to rewrite exams
South Africa
Headline: Denosa vehemently denies torching the South African Nursing Council property
South Africa
http://citizen.co.za/news/1561113/wrangle-nurses-exams-goes/
Headline: Wrangle over nurses’ exams goes on
South Africa
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/nurses-must-rewrite-exams-after-alleged-leaks-9974830
Headline: Nurses must rewrite exams after alleged leaks
South Korea
http://bogun.nodong.org/xe/index.php?document_srl=429597&mid=KHMU_Info#0
Headline: The first official tripartite dialogue on increasing decent work in healthcare sector
Spain
Titular: Satse exige medidas por el estrés de las enfermeras en verano
Headline: Satse demands measures to combat nurses’ summertime stress
Spain
http://www.laverdad.es/murcia/satse-denuncia-solo-20170626003201-ntvo.html
Titular: Satse denuncia que solo el 40% de los enfermeros serán sustituidos este verano
Headline: Satse reports that only 40% of nurses will be replaced this summer
Spain
http://www.eldiario.es/lapalmaahora/sociedad/SATSE-Gerencia-Area-Salud-Palma_0_659684487.html
Titular: El SATSE denuncia que la Gerencia del Área de Salud de La Palma discrimina a las enfermeras embarazadas
Headline: The SATSE denounces the Management of the Health Sector of La Palma for discriminating against pregnant nurses
Spain
http://www.huelvainformacion.es/huelva/Satse-regulacion-Enfermera-Especialista-SAS_0_1149485291.html
Titular: Satse impulsa la regulación de Enfermera Especialista en el SAS
Headline: Satses pushes for the formalization of the Nurse Specialist in SAS
Spain
Titular: El cambio de turno de las enfermeras ya es jornada laboral
Headline: The change between nurses’ shifts is considered part of the working day
Spain
http://cadenaser.com/emisora/2017/07/03/radio_palencia/1499096527_815929.html
Titular: SATSE Palencia insta a que se busque una nueva ubicación para la segunda ambulancia
Headline: SATSE Palencia pushes for a new location for the second ambulance
Spain
Titular: Las enfermeras denuncian el colapso en las Urgencias de Son Espases
Headline: Nurses report the collapse of the Emergency Units of Son Espases
Spain
Titular: Satse cuestiona a los técnicos sanitarios sobre el coordinador técnico
Headline: Satse questions the health technicians about the technical coordinator
Spain
http://www.elmundo.es/pais-vasco/2017/06/23/594d38f9e5fdea2d588b4574.html
Titular: Osakidetza acuerda con UGT, SME y Satse convocar una OPE con más de 3.300 plazas
Headline: Osakidetza agrees with UGT, SME and Satse to convene an OPE with more than 3,300 openings
Spain
Titular: Satse denuncia un nuevo traslado «precipitado» del centro de orientación familiar
Headline: Satse denounces a new “hasty” transfer from the family counseling center
Spain
Titular: Satse y CCOO valoran las “mejoras” del Pacto de Bolsa del SAS que “reivindicaban desde hace muchos meses”
Headline: Satse and CCOO celebrate the “improvements” to the SAS Exchange Pact, which “was fought over many months”
Spain
Titular: SATSE gana en el Tribunal Supremo una sentencia que reconoce el solape para la Enfermería
Headline: SATSE wins in the Supreme Court a ruling recognizing the overlap for Nursing
Spain
Titular: Satse impugnará la Mesa General de Empleados Públicos
Headline: Satse will challenge the General Bureau of Public Employees
Spain
Titular: SATSE alerta de que el INGESA “corre el riesgo de quedarse sin enfermeras y matronas este verano”
Headline: SATSE warns that INGESA “runs the risk of running out of nurses and midwives this summer”
Spain
http://www.eldiadecordoba.es/cordoba/Satse-alerta-Salud-garantiza-atencion_0_1151285200.html
Titular: Satse alerta del cierre de 400 camas y Salud señala que “garantiza” la atención
Headline: Satse warns of 400-bed closure and Health says it “guarantees” care
United Kingdom
http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/news/health/bath-nurses-plan-summer-protest-138777
Headline: Bath nurses plan ‘summer of protest’ over low pay and may go on strike
United Kingdom
Headline: Nurses protesting in Leeds today as Government urged to end pay cap
United Kingdom
Headline: Plymouth nurses warn patients are being put at risk by NHS pay cap
United Kingdom
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2017-06-27/nurses-stage-scrap-the-cap-protest-vigil/
Headline: Nurses stage ‘scrap the cap’ protest vigil
United Kingdom
Headline: Nurses host day of action in Milton Keynes against ‘cruel’ pay freeze
United Kingdom
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/03/cure-nhs-nurses-pay-rise-royal-college-nursing
Headline: There is a cure for the NHS: give nurses a pay rise
United Kingdom
Headline: Staffing crisis leaves NHS on brink of another Mid Staffs disaster, nurses warn
United Kingdom
http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/two-five-nurses-cant-make-10737786#ICID=nsm
Headline: Two in five nurses can’t make ends meet as low income isn’t enough to cover the cost of living
United Kingdom
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/labour-demand-pay-rise-nurses-10699619#ICID=nsm
Headline: Labour demand a pay rise for nurses, police and firefighters in major rewrite of Tory Queen’s Speech
United Kingdom
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/nurses-threaten-strike-action-amid-10688344#ICID=nsm
Headline: Nurses threaten strike action amid fears NHS on brink of another Mid Staffs scandal
United Kingdom
Headline: Crisis on hospital wards as more nurses quit than join amid rising workloads and low pay
United Kingdom
Headline: Watch NHS nurses protest against low pay outside the Department of Health
United Kingdom
Headline: HS nurses protest outside Health Department over low pay: ‘Without nurses, the NHS will fall’
United Kingdom
https://rcni.com/nursing-standard/newsroom/news/army-of-nurses-help-thousands-glastonbury-90061
Headline: Army of nurses help thousands at Glastonbury
United Kingdom
Headline: Staff shortages at Stroud minor injuries unit placing nurses in ‘situation that can no longer be tolerated’
United States
http://www.newstatesman.com/2017/07/take-back-power
Headline: Take back the power
United States
https://www.democracynow.org/2017/6/30/inaction_means_death_california_sees_groundswell
Headline: “Inaction Means Death”: California Sees Groundswell of Support for Single-Payer Healthcare
United States
Headline: More Democrats embrace universal coverage and the GOP goes on the attack
United States
United States
Headline: Nurses’ union blasts Calif. lawmakers for dropping single payer health care bill
United States
Headline: More Democrats embrace universal coverage — and the GOP goes on the attack
United States
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/americans-wants-medicare-all
Headline: Universal, Government-Sponsored Health Care Is What Americans Really Want
United States
http://mondediplo.com/2017/07/05healthcare
Headline: Socialised healthcare American-style
United States
Headline: ‘Huge victory’: progressives vow to keep fighting healthcare bill after vote delay
United States
Headline: Medicare for All: A prescription for what ails us
United States
http://www.alternet.org/economy/california-has-means-create-single-payer-health-system
Headline: California Has the Means to Create a Single-Payer Health System, Despite the Assembly Speaker’s Decision to Stop a Single-Payer Bill
United States
https://newrepublic.com/article/143650/killed-single-payer-california
Headline: What Killed Single-Payer In California?
United States
Headline: Single-payer health care put on hold in California as leader calls bill ‘woefully incomplete’
United States
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article159611424.html
Headline: The real hurdle to single-payer health care? Scared Democrats
United States
Headline: As Bernie Sanders delays national single-payer debate, California nurses keep the heat on the Legislature
United States
http://www.wctrib.com/news/local/4287670-rice-nurses-make-plea-do-right-thing-joint-venture
Headline: Rice nurses make plea to ‘do the right thing’ with joint venture