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
https://insideageing.com.au/retention-bonus-payments-less-than-promised/
Headline: Updated: Retention bonus payments less than promised
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Australia
https://www.miragenews.com/government-breaks-another-promise-to-aged-care-workers/
Headline: Government breaks another promise to aged care workers
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Australia
Headline: Gloucester aged care nurses and residents protest Anglican Care staff changes at Hillcrest
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Australia
https://westernweekender.com.au/2020/06/fighting-the-freeze-nurses-hold-firm/
Headline: Fighting the freeze: Nurses hold firm
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Australia
Headline: Gloucester aged care nurses and residents protest Anglican Care staff changes at Hillcrest
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Brazil
Manchete: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros de Pernambuco critica reabertura do comércio
Headline: Pernambuco Nurses Union criticizes reopening of business
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Brazil
Manchete: Sindicatos dos Enfermeiros denuncia falta de EPIs nos hospitais públicos de Cuiabá e VG
Headline: Nurses’ Unions denounces lack of PPE in public hospitals in Cuiabá and VG
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Brazil
Manchete: Secretário de Saúde de MT diz que profissionais nunca viveram experiência como a da Covid-19 e vê colapso emocional
Headline: MT Health Secretary says professionals have never had an experience like Covid-19 and sees emotional breakdown
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Brazil
Manchete: Sem insalubridade, profissionais que atuam no combate à Covid-19 entregam plantões em Piripiri
Headline: Without sick leave, professionals working in the fight against Covid-19 deliver shifts in Piripiri
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Brazil
Manchete: Profissionais do Hospital Adão Pereira Nunes denunciam que estão com salários atrasados
Headline: Professionals at the Adão Pereira Nunes Hospital report that they are behind on their salaries
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Canada
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/ontario-nurses-wage-increase_ca_
5ee15f6ec5b6f3f8e018ece4
Headline: Ontario Nurses Frustrated By 1 Per Cent Wage Increase During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Canada
Headline: Nurses’ association: hospital ‘morale is the worst it’s ever been’
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Canada
Headline: ‘The marathon continues’: Third rally at Sask. Leg. for Black Lives Matter
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Canada
https://www.journaldechambly.com/pas-la-solution-ultime/
Titre: Embauche massive de préposées n’est pas la solution ultime
Headline: Mass hiring of attendants is not the ultimate solution
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Canada
Titre: La détresse qui guette les «anges gardiens»
Headline: The distress that awaits the “guardian angels”
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Canada
Titre: Hôtel-Dieu de Sorel : des employés réclament le respect des calendriers de vacances
Headline: Hôtel-Dieu de Sorel: employees demand respect for vacation calendars
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-government-public-sector-wage-freeze-1.5608713
Headline: Court strikes down Manitoba’s ‘draconian’ wage freeze bill
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Canada
Headline: Front-line workers unhappy with new provincial funding
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Canada
https://www.saltwire.com/more/custom-content/we-need-to-rethink-the-way-we-treat-our-seniors-461064/
Headline: ‘We need to rethink the way we treat our seniors’
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Canada
Headline: WENDY CAMERON: Standing up for Northwood
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Canada
Headline: Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses Union ratifies contract extension
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Colombia
Titular: Fabián Palacios: enfermero y líder sindical muerto por Coronavirus, pero también por sus condiciones de trabajo
Headline: Fabián Palacios: nurse and union leader killed by Coronavirus, but also by his working conditions
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Colombia
Titular: Enfermero que murió en Barranquilla trabajaba con mascarilla remendada
Headline: Nurse who died in Barranquilla worked with patched mask
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Dominican Republic
https://proceso.com.do/2020/06/09/sindicatos-crean-coalicion-en-apoyo-de-la-entrega-del-30-de-afp/
Titular: Sindicatos crean coalición en apoyo a la entrega del 30% de AFP
Headline: Unions create coalition to support delivery of 30% AFP
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Honduras
https://tiempo.hn/aneeh-150-enfermeras-contagiado-covid-19/
Titular: ANEEH: 150 enfermeras se han contagiado de Covid-19
Headline: ANEEH: 150 nurses have been infected with Covid-19
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Honduras
https://www.elheraldo.hn/pais/1386313-466/contrato-medicos-honduras-crisis-hospitales-coronavirus
Titular: Falta de personal agiganta la crisis en los hospitales de Honduras
Headline: Lack of personnel increases the crisis in Honduran hospitals
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Honduras
Titular: Confirman otros 50 contagios de COVID-19 entre personal de enfermería en Honduras
Headline: Another 50 COVID-19 infections confirmed among nursing personnel in Honduras
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Honduras
https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/usaid-dona-honduras-equipos-protecci%C3%B3n-203735293.html
Titular: Hospitalizan a la exministra hondureña de Salud por coronavirus
Headline: Honduran former Minister of Health hospitalized for coronavirus
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Honduras
http://www.vtv.com.hn/actualidad/aneeah-demanda-contratacion-mas-6-mil-enfermeras-63525
Titular: ANEEAH demanda la contratación de más de 6 mil enfermeras
Headline: ANEEAH demands the hiring of more than 6,000 nurses
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Honduras
Titular: Ya hay más de 100 enfermeras con #Covid19 solo en la Secretaría de Salud: Aneeah
Headline: There are already more than 100 nurses with # Covid19 just in the Ministry of Health: Aneeah
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India
Headline: United Nurses Association seeks free tests, transport and 6-hour shifts, asks Kejriwal to intervene
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India
https://www.wsj.com/articles/worse-than-a-war-zone-covid-19-batters-indias-mumbai-city-11591531201
Headline: ‘Worse Than a War Zone’: Covid-19 Batters India’s Mumbai City
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Ireland
Headline: INMO calls for Covid-19 to be classifed as a ‘work’ injury
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Ireland
http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=27281
Headline: Most health workers with COVID got it in work
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Ireland
https://www.thesun.ie/news/5533674/coronavirus-ireland-healthcare-workers-contract-virus-covid/
Headline: Coronavirus in Ireland – Healthcare workers make up one third of Covid-19 cases as 88 per cent contract virus at work
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Ireland
http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=27274
Headline: INMO welcomes support for Cavan midwife unit
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Ireland
https://www.midlands103.com/news/midlands-news/coronavirus-national-news-friday-12th-june-2020/
Headline: Coronavirus: 3 More People Have Died Of Covid-19 In Ireland
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Ireland
https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/seven-healthcare-workers-have-died-from-covid-19-1004880.html
Headline: Seven healthcare workers have died from Covid-19
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Italy
Titulo: Infermieri in piazza a Palermo ricordano le vittime del Covid e chiedono tutele
Headline: Nurses in the square in Palermo remember the victims of Covid and ask for protection
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Italy
https://youmedia.fanpage.it/video/aa/XuD04-Sw1QLiE0_t
Titulo: Milano, gli infermieri anti Covid in protesta: “Il modello lombardo buttato nel water”
Headline: Milan, nurses’ anti-Covid protest: “The Lombardy model thrown into the toilet”
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Italy
Titulo: Coronavirus. La protesta del Nursind: dieci camion in marcia per le strade di Torino
Headline: Coronavirus. The Nursind protest: ten trucks driving on the streets of Turin
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Italy
Titulo: Infermieri in piazza con Nursind: “Non vogliamo ritornare nel dimenticatoio”
Headline: Nurses in the square with Nursind: “We don’t want to go back into oblivion”
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Italy
Titulo: TORINO – Nursind: un “treno” di camion lungo 100 metri per ricordare le promesse fatte agli infermieri
Headline: TURIN – Nursind: a “train” of trucks 100 meters long to remember the promises made to the nurses
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Italy
Titulo: Sanità, Nursind: infermieri lombardi in piazza
Headline: Healthcare, Nursind: Lombardy nurses in the square
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Kenya
Headline: Kisumu’s Public Hospitals Deserted As Doctors Join Striking Nurses, Clinicians
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Kenya
https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/nyanza/2020-06-07-kisumu-health-workers-to-strike-on-tuesday/
Headline: Kisumu health workers to strike on Tuesday
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Mexico
https://www.animalpolitico.com/2020/06/enfermeras-hijos-discapacidad-amparos-pandemia/
Titular: Enfermeras con hijos con discapacidad se amparan para no trabajar durante pandemia
Headline: Nurses with children with disabilities take precautions not to work during pandemic
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New Zealand
https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/undoctored/primary-health-care-nurses-see-red-over-pay-parity
Headline: Primary health care nurses see red over pay parity
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New Zealand
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/418771/aged-care-clusters-introduced-by-staff-or-visitors-review
Headline: Aged care clusters introduced by staff or visitors – review
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New Zealand
Headline: Nurses Union wants safety assurances after concerns about millions of masks
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New Zealand
http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/5/366558
Headline: Primary health care nurses failed by funding lack – NZNO
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Panama
Titular: Enfermeras piden a autoridades revelar cuántas homólogas hay afectadas con COVID-19
Headline: Nurses ask authorities to reveal how many colleagues are infected with COVID-19
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Paraguay
https://www.ultimahora.com/exigen-que-pago-gratificacion-llegue-todos-los-enfermeros-n2889621.html
Titular: Exigen que pago de gratificación llegue a todos los enfermeros
Headline: Require bonus payment to reach all nurses
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Paraguay
Titular: Personal de la salud que salga de vacaciones no cobrará gratificación especial
Headline: Health personnel who leave on vacation will not receive special bonus
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Paraguay
Titular: A 3 meses del primer caso, fallidos procesos empañan combate al virus
Headline: 3 months after the first case, failed processes cloud the virus
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Paraguay
Titular: Las heroínas de blanco que salvan en silencio
Headline: The heroines in white who save in silence
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Peru
Titular: Perú se acerca a los 200.000 casos de Covid-19 y el sistema sanitario colapsa
Headline: Peru approaches 200,000 cases of Covid-19 and the health system collapses
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Peru
Titular: Hospital Militar: enfermeras denuncian compra de mascarillas para carpintería como equipo de protección
Headline: Military Hospital: nurses denounce the purchase of carpentry masks as protective equipment
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Philippines
Headline: Hazard pay for gov’t workers ‘deceptive,’ ‘divisive’ — health workers’ group
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Philippines
Headline: Pinoy nurses group says health workers who contract COVID should get compensation from govt
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Philippines
Headline: De Lima seeks Senate probe into rising number of healthcare workers getting COVID-19
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Philippines
https://manilastandard.net/mobile/article/325467
Headline: Health widens testing targets
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Portugal
Manchete: Sindicato da Enfermagem junta-se a movimento em defesa do Hospital dos Covões
Headline: Nursing Union joins movement in defense of Hospital dos Covões
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Portugal
https://ionline.sapo.pt/artigo/699206/enfermeiros-infetados-sem-direito-a-subsidios?seccao=Portugal
Manchete: Enfermeiros infetados sem direito a subsídios
Headline: Infected nurses without entitlement to subsidies
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Portugal
http://www.gazetadointerior.pt/noticias/ano-2020/1642/castelo-branco/sep.aspx
Manchete: SEP quer situação do Conselho de Administração da ULSCB resolvida
Headline: SEP wants situation of the ULSCB Board of Directors resolved
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South Africa
Headline: Eastern Cape premier visits East London private hospitals following nurses’ Covid-19 complaints
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South Africa
Headline: Banning of Covid-19 memorial services for Tygerberg hospital nurses slated
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South Africa
https://www.enca.com/news/private-sector-not-doing-well-coping-covid-19-denosa
Headline: Private sector ‘not doing well’ at coping with COVID-19: Denosa
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Spain
Titular: SATSE denuncia que ya no hay disponibles enfermeras y matronas en las bolsas de empleo de Sacyl
Headline: SATSE decries that nurses and midwife positions are no longer available in Sacyl job boards
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Spain
Titular: Satse advierte que no hay ni enfermeras ni matronas en bolsas empleo de CyL
Headline: Satse warns that there are no nurses or midwives in CyL job boards
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Spain
Titular: Satse acusa a la gerencia del HUCA de denegar las vacaciones a las enfermeras
Headline: Satse accuses HUCA management of denying nurses vacations
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Spain
Titular: SATSE reclama servicios de enfermería en el aeropuerto de Corvera para prevenir contagios
Headline: SATSE demands nursing services at Corvera airport to prevent infections
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Spain
Titular: Covid-19: Satse denuncia que 36 provincias no tienen camas UCI suficientes
Headline: Covid-19: Satse denounces that 36 provinces do not have enough ICU bed
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United Kingdom
Headline: Prof Donna Kinnair on racism in the NHS: ‘In every community, BAME patients suffer the most’
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United Kingdom
Headline: RCN governance review calls for ‘change in culture’ at nursing union
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United Kingdom
Headline: RCN keeps pressure on PM over pledge to scrap immigration surcharge
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United Kingdom
Headline: Coronavirus Scotland: New figures suggest Scottish Government didn’t order enough PPE before peak of Covid-19 crisis
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United Kingdom
Headline: Call for ‘full’ nurse involvement in Northern Ireland’s post-Covid plans
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United Kingdom
Headline: Government ignored warning to stockpile PPE as Covid-19 spread
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United States
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/us/09IHW-nurses-union-bonnie-castillo-ppe-healthcare.html
Headline: This Nurse is Leading the Fight for Safer Hospitals
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United States
Headline: Why Mission nurses will vote to form a union | OPINION
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United States
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/business/hospitals-bailouts-ceo-pay.html
Headline: Hospitals Got Bailouts and Furloughed Thousands While Paying C.E.O.s Millions
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United States
https://money.yahoo.com/nurses-coronavirus-194050387.html
Headline: Nurses lobby for better conditions after U.S. coronavirus havoc
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United States
https://medcitynews.com/2020/06/hca-leadership-nurses-union-clash-over-cuts/
Headline: HCA nurses say they face layoffs if they don’t give up negotiated pay increases
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United States
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/06/07/health-care-workers-coronavirus-burnout/
Headline: ‘I have never felt so helpless’: Front-line workers confront loss
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United States
Headline: Exhausted health care workers join Floyd rallies to protest disparities
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United States
Headline: 14 states and Puerto Rico hit highest seven-day average of new coronavirus infections
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United States
Headline: Senate considers wildlife bill, NDAA gets markup, and police overhaul unveiled: Road ahead
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United States
Headline: USA. “To end the power of the police, we need to mobilize the power of the workers”
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United States
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/hca-seeks-nurse-backup-ahead-of-potential-strike/579502/
Headline: HCA seeks nurse backup ahead of potential strike
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United States
Headline: Internal document reveals federal plan to ask nurses to reuse masks
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United States
Headline: Oak Hill nurses protest pay cuts, possible layoffs
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United States
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/06/10/nurses-ppe-covid-19-congress
Headline: Months Into The Pandemic, Nurses Are Still Demanding Congress Address Lack Of PPE
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United States
Headline: Napa’s Queen of the Valley and its RNs agree on new contract
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United States
Headline: Pennsylvania mandates more COVID-19 protections for hospital workers
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United States
Headline: The Unmasking of America: How the Trump Administration’s Negligence Deprived Healthcare Workers of N95 Masks in a Pandemic
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United States
Headline: How front line feds could get a legislative boost
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United States
Headline: Lawmakers Debate New Safeguards, Benefits for Essential Workers
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United States
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/history-activist-nurses-united-states
Headline: Nurses Have a History of Activism in the U.S., Championing Suffrage and Universal Health Care
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United States
Headline: Nursing Homes Run Short Of COVID-19 Protective Gear As Federal Response Falters
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United States
Headline: Watchdog warns cash-strapped Calais hospital to avoid cuts that would hurt patients’ care
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United States
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/11/37-workers-at-hayward-hospital-test-positive-for-coronavirus/
Headline: 37 workers at Hayward hospital test positive for coronavirus
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United States
Headline: Few N95 masks, reused gowns: Dire PPE shortages reveal COVID-19’s racial divide
