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: Project Sydney: Push for more nurses to boost patient safety
Australia
http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/4731943/show-me-the-money-nurses-demand/
Headline: What’s in the state budget for Shellharbour Hospital?
Australia
Headline: Gold Coast Health staff say they’re still being slugged by payroll fiasco
Australia
Headline: Flinders Medical Centre head nurse directs staff to speak only English in the staffroom
Australia
https://thewest.com.au/news/crime/husband-to-push-for-gayles-law-ng-s-1734828
Headline: Husband to push for ‘Gayle’s Law’
Australia
Headline: Aged care workers unlikely to benefit from minimum wage increase
Australia
Headline: Nursing authorities pay tributes to UK terror victim Kirsty Boden and murdered nurse Gayle Woodford
Australia
https://catholicoutlook.org/groundbreaking-anti-slavery-project-first-australias-health-care-sector/
Headline: Groundbreaking anti-slavery project a first for Australia’s health care sector
Brazil
http://www.infonet.com.br/noticias/saude/ler.asp?id=201023
Manchete: Enfermeiros e agentes de saúde fazem paralisação
Headline: Nurses and health workers strike
Brazil
http://www.infonet.com.br/noticias/saude/ler.asp?id=200838
Manchete: Enfermeiros irão paralisar as atividades por 24h
Headline: Nurses to paralyze activities for 24 hours
Canada
Headline: Canadian Federation of Nurses decry workplace violence, indigenous care shortfalls
Canada
Headline: New study finds violence against Canadian nurses on the rise while patient safety is declining
Canada
Headline: Rachel Notley says opposition parties “like to say that everyone who is part of a union is a thug”
Canada
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2017/06/15/hsn-professionals-to-join-ona-following-labour-board-ruling
Headline: HSN professionals to join ONA following labour board ruling
Canada
http://www.myespanolanow.com/13172/ona-wins-right-represent-health-care-workers-hsn-sudbury/
Headline: ONA wins right to represent more health-care workers at HSN in Sudbury
Canada
Headline: Surveyed nurses say violence in workplace increasing
Canada
Titre: La présidente de la FIQ, Régine Laurent, quittera ses fonctions en décembre
Headline: The President of the FIQ, Régine Laurent, will retire in December
Canada
http://www.985fm.ca/actualites/nouvelles/d-part-de-la-pr-sidente-de-la-fiq-r-gine-laure-840312.html
Titre: Départ de la présidente de la FIQ: Régine Laurent a-t-elle des ambitions politiques?
Headline: Departure of President of the FIQ: Does Régine Laurent have political ambitions?
Canada
Titre: Présidence de la FIQ: Régine Laurent tirera sa révérence en novembre
Headline: President of the FIQ: Régine Laurent will retire in November
Canada
Titre: La syndicaliste Régine Laurent quittera ses fonctions en décembre
Headline: Trade unionist Régine Laurent will leave office in December
Dominican Republic
http://noticiasenn.net/funcionarios-visitan-hospital-de-pp-enfermeras-continuan-plan-de-lucha
Titular: Funcionarios visitan hospital de PP, enfermeras continúan plan de lucha
Headline: Officials visit PP hospital, nurses continue fight plan
France
Titre: Pénurie d’infirmières au centre hospitalier
Headline: Shortage of nurses in the hospital
France
Titre: Le personnel du CHU de Clermont-Ferrand mobilisé pour dénoncer le manque d’effectifs
Headline: Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital staff mobilized to denounce the lack of staff
Guatemala
http://lahora.gt/sindicalistas-advierten-no-se-modificara-pacto-colectivo/
Titular: Sindicalistas advierten que no se modificará el Pacto Colectivo
Headline: Trade unionist warn that the Collective Pact will not be modified
Guatemala
http://lahora.gt/sindicato-insiste-mantener-privilegios-mspas/
Titular: Sindicato insiste en mantener privilegios en el MSPAS
Headline: Union insists on maintaining benefits at MSPAS
Honduras
http://www.latribuna.hn/2017/06/08/enfermeras-paro-labores/
Titular: Enfermeras a paro de labores
Headline: Nurses on strike
Honduras
http://tiempo.hn/aneah-anuncia-medidas-presion-finanzas-les-pague/
Titular: ANEAH anuncia medidas de presión para que Finanzas les pague
Headline: ANEAH announces actions for payments from Finance
Ireland
Headline: Brexit may stem outflow of nursing staff, claims recruiter
Ireland
http://www.thejournal.ie/nurses-eu-uk-3439767-Jun2017/
Headline: There’s been a 96% drop in EU nurses going to work in the UK since Brexit
Ireland
Headline: Better pay may help us keep our homegrown healthcare talent
Ireland
Headline: Government ‘oblivious’ to impact of Brexit in pay talks, union leader complains
Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2017/0614/882755-asti-teachers-pay/
Headline: INMO defers decision on new public pay agreement
Ireland
Headline: INMO to book meeting with new Health Minister before deciding on whether to support new pay deal
Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0612/882206-inmo-new-head/
Headline: Ní Sheaghdha to succeed Doran as INMO General Secretary
Ireland
Headline: Surge in number of HSE managers – as public health nurses dwindle
Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0606/880470-pay-talks/
Headline: Some progress reported on non-pay issues at talks
Kenya
http://www.mediamaxnetwork.co.ke/news/336279/nurses-resort-weekly-protests-pay-deal-push/
Headline: Nurses resort to weekly protests in pay deal push
Kenya
Headline: Nurses’ union refuses to revise CBA, as CoG claims it lacks funds
Kenya
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Governors-blame-SRC-over-nurses–pay-row/1056-3955648-12w7ueu/index.html
Headline: Governors blame SRC over nurses’ pay row
Kenya
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/06/05/elgeyo-marakwet-nurses-strike-today_c1573852
Headline: Elgeyo Marakwet nurses’ strike today
Kenya
Headline: We are not going back to work till CBA effected – Siaya nurses
Kenya
Headline: MTRH nurses out on strike, say 2015 pay deal not yet in force
Kenya
http://www.bbc.com/afrique/region-40173807
Titre: Kenya : les infirmières en grève
Headline: Kenya: Nurses on strike
New Zealand
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/assaults-wakari-ward-concern-union
Headline: Assaults in Wakari ward concern union
New Zealand
Headline: CNMI hospital to increase salaries of nurses
Portugal
http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/sociedade/02-06-2017/enfermeiros-ameacam-parar-blocos-de-parto
Manchete: Enfermeiros ameaçam parar blocos de parto
Headline: Nurses threaten to strike
Portugal
http://ptjornal.com/ordem-dos-enfermeiros-ameaca-greve-ira-parar-blocos-parto-outros-servicos-172051
Manchete: Ordem dos Enfermeiros ameaça com greve que irá parar blocos de parto e outros serviços
Headline: Nurses order threatens strike that will stop birth blocks and other services
Portugal
Manchete: Ameaça dos enfermeiros é à “queima-roupa” e terá consequências se concretizada, diz Ministro da Saúde
Headline: Nurses threat of “burnout” will have consequences if it materializes, says Minister of Health
Portugal
http://www.cmjornal.pt/sociedade/detalhe/enfermeiros-em-greve-denunciam-pressoes
Manchete: Enfermeiros em greve denunciam pressões
Headline: Striking nurses denounce pressures
South Africa
Headline: HIV positive teens have to skip school to get ARVs
Spain
Titular: Faltan enfermeras para atender 200 urgencias diarias en La Inmaculada
Headline: Under-staffing of nurses to attend to 200 daily emergencies in La Inmaculada
Spain
Titular: SATSE Ciudad Real exige al SESCAM medidas de seguridad y formación para manipular medicamentos peligrosos
Headline: SATSE Ciudad Real demands SESCAM safety and training measures to handle dangerous drugs
Spain
Titular: Satse denuncia deficiencias en el servicio de Farmacia del Hospital Provincial de Córdoba
Headline: Satse denounces deficiencies in the Pharmacy of the Provincial Hospital of Cordoba
Spain
http://www.laverdad.es/murcia/cartagena/empleados-urgencias-denuncian-20170606012027-ntvo.html
Titular: Empleados de Urgencias denuncian «exceso de trabajo» por un repunte de los pacientes
Headline: Emergency workers report ‘overworking’ to treat influx of new patients
Spain
Titular: Siete mil firmas por la gratuidad del aparcamiento de Son Espases
Headline: Seven thousand signatures for the free parking of Son Espases Hospital
Spain
Titular: Plan de choque por el calor en el Provincial
Headline: Plan for heat shock this summer in Provincial
Spain
Titular: Los sindicatos convocan tres días de huelga en julio en la sanidad privada de Balears
Headline: Trade unions call for three days of strike in July in the private health of the Balears
Spain
Titular: Casi todos los centros de salud cerrarán por la tarde en verano
Headline: Almost all health centers will close in the afternoon in summer
Spain
Titular: Primera huelga de 24 horas en la clínica IMQ de Zorrotzaurre
Headline: First 24-hour strike in the IMQ clinic of Zorrotzaurre
Spain
Titular: Médicos y enfermeros pactan crear un texto de consenso sobre prescripción
Headline: Doctors and nurses agree to create consensus text on prescriptions
Spain
Titular: Satse exige la publicación del listado de bolsa única al SAS
Headline: Satse requires the publication of the only admittance listing to the SAS
Spain
Titular: Satse alerta de “trato discriminatorio” a profesionales de enfermería de las consultas del Hospital de Écija
Headline: Satse warns of “discriminatory treatment” to nursing professionals in the consultations of the Hospital of Écija
Spain
Titular: Satse critica la espera de 550 días para una operación de rodilla
Headline: Satse criticizes waiting 550 days for knee surgery
Spain
http://www.elmundo.es/pais-vasco/2017/06/03/5932a59d46163ffe648b4653.html
Titular: Los sindicatos de Osakidetza marchan contra las privatizaciones en los hospitales vascos
Headline: Osakidetza unions march against privatization in Basque hospitals
Spain
Titular: Satse augura riesgo para los pacientes si Sanidad retira las ambulancias de los centros de salud
Headline: Satse warns of risk for patients if Health removes ambulances from health centers
United Kingdom
Headline: RCN calls on May for greater focus on health and social care
United Kingdom
https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/health/simply-nurses-working-scotlands-nhs/
Headline: ‘Simply too few nurses’ working in Scotland’s NHS
United Kingdom
Headline: Corbyn pledges to bring back nursing bursaries if Labour wins election
United Kingdom
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-40293318
Headline: Heroic public sector staff deserve more pay – Hunt
United Kingdom
Headline: Action over staffing ‘needed to deliver new education plans’
United Kingdom
Headline: Leading figure in NHS pay negotiations takes on new senior role at Unison
United Kingdom
Headline: Scotland has ‘too few nurses’, Royal College of Nursing claims
United Kingdom
https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/health/eu-nurses-numbers-slump-brexit/
Headline: Since Brexit vote, only 46 nurses from the EU have registered with the NMC
United Kingdom
Headline: The Guardian view on public sector staff shortages: losing the numbers
United Kingdom
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4596040/EU-nurses-registering-work-UK-plunges.html
Headline: Fears of an NHS staffing crisis loom large: EU nurses registering to work in the UK plunges from 1,300 to just 46 in less than a year
United States
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article154504644.html
Headline: Health-for-all can work, and it will cost you less
United States
http://www.btlonline.org/2017/seg/170616cf-btl-kennedy.html
Headline: California Senate Takes First Step Toward State Single-Payer Universal Healthcare
United States
Headline: The Real Sticker Shock — Not Passing the Healthy California Act
United States
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/us/democrats-universal-health-care-single-payer-party.html
Headline: The Single-Payer Party? Democrats Shift Left on Health Care
United States
https://www.thenation.com/article/california-senate-just-passed-single-payer-healthcare/
Headline: The California Senate Just Passed Single-Payer Health Care
United States
Headline: Offering ‘Moral Model’ for Nation, California’s Medicare for All Plan Clears State Senate
United States
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/californias_medicare_for_all_plan_clears_state_senate_20170602
Headline: California’s ‘Medicare-for-All’ Plan Clears State Senate
United States
Headline: California Senate committee approves single-payer health care bill
United States
http://therealnews.com/t2/story:19321:Democratic-Party-Neoliberalism-Cannot-Defeat-Trumpism
Headline: Democratic Party Neoliberalism Cannot Defeat Trumpism
United States
Headline: This Is Why Bernie Sanders Thinks His Political Revolution Is Winning
United States
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article155685579.html
Headline: Bernie Sanders, 2020 frontrunner
United States
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/10/politics/bernie-sanders-peoples-summit/index.html
Headline: Sanders to faithful: Take down Trump, take over Democratic Party
United States
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/first-member-congress-calls-bernie-sanders-run-president-2020
Headline: Sanders Gets First Endorsement for 2020 Presidential Race
United States
Headline: Bernie Sanders urges progressives to seek more electoral wins
United States
Titular: Un evento en Chicago reúne a activistas y organizaciones comprometidas con los derechos del pueblo
Headline: An event in Chicago brings together activists and organizations committed to the rights of the people
United States
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/politics/20170611/liberals-soul-searching
Headline: Liberals soul searching: Question future of Democratic Party at summit
United States
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/10/politics/bernie-sanders-peoples-summit/index.html
Headline: Sanders to faithful: Take down Trump, take over Democratic Party
United States
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/10/democrats-corbyn-chicago-peoples-summit
Headline: ‘Inspirational’ Corbyn offers blueprint for our party, say left-leaning Democrats
United States
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/thousands-at-peoples-summit-planning-beyond-resistance-to-trump/
Headline: Thousands at People’s Summit plan beyond resistance to Trump
United States
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-progressives-idUSKBN192052
Headline: Bernie Sanders urges progressives to seek more electoral wins
United States
Headline: Inspired by Sanders, activists push Democrats to the left — or out of the way
United States
Headline: Democrats look to California for single-payer healthcare
United States
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/opinion/sunday/sanders-corbyn-socialsts.html
Headline: Why Are So Many Young Voters Falling for Old Socialists?
United States
https://www.democracynow.org/2017/6/13/a_transformative_vision_naomi_klein_on
Headline: “A Transformative Vision”: Naomi Klein on Platforms for Racial, Health & Climate Justice Under Trump
United States
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=19277
Headline: California’s Senate Passes Single Payer Health Care Act
United States
Headline: The single-payer breakthrough in California: Robert Pollin on the economics of universal care
United States
Headline: Editorial: Wisconsin needs to elect leaders who know health care is a right
United States
http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-nurses-will-give-debt-relief-to-needy-patients/428674333/
Headline: Minnesota nurses raise money to pay off medical debts of 1,800 patients
United States
Headline: Nurses concerned about Mayo’s Albert Lea, Austin consolidation plan
United States
http://tcbmag.com/news/articles/2017/june/mayo-clinic-consolidating-albert-lea,-austin-hospi
Headline: Mayo Clinic Consolidating Albert Lea, Austin Hospitals
United States
http://www.kaaltv.com/news/mayo-clinic-consolidation-austin-albert-lea/4512916/
Headline: Mayo Clinic Consolidation Plan Draws Concern of Nurses
United States
http://www.fox9.com/news/260632944-story
Headline: Inpatient service to be discontinued at Albert Lea Mayo campus
United States
Headline: Nurses talking unionization
United States
Headline: Nurses at Bismarck Hospital Considering Unionizing
United States
http://quoddytides.com/vigil-held-to-support-ob-unit6-9-2017.html
Headline: Hospital’s decision angers communities – Vigil held to support OB unit