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.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/11/02/bupa-nurses-carers-strike-victoria
Headline: Bupa nurses, carers strike in Victoria
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Australia
http://www.riverineherald.com.au/2017/10/30/10713/bupa-strikes-for-better-pay-and-conditions
Headline: Bupa strikes for better pay and conditions
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Australia
Headline: Strategy to boost aged care workforce underway with June deadline
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Australia
Headline: Bupa aged care staff continue industrial action over staffing levels in Victoria
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Australia
http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/story/5020013/bupa-industrial-action/
Headline: Bupa industrial action
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Australia
Headline: Geelong working women’s conference to feature leading union activists
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Australia
http://www.parramattasun.com.au/story/5030387/westmead-hospital-ward-closure-sparks-nurses-rally/
Headline: Nurses rally as Westmead Hospital closes B3A ward
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Australia
Headline: Nurses take action as Blacktown Hospital staffing woes continue
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Australia
https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/nursing-home-backs-down-huge-proposed-staffing-cut/3256493/
Headline: Nursing home backs down from huge proposed staffing cuts
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Australia
Headline: Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union Letter to the Editor
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Australia
https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/blue-care-staff-member-cuts-decimation/3252530/
Headline: Union worried for patients in wake of nursing home cuts
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Canada
Headline: Hallway patient numbers ‘shocking’ but most hospitals over capacity, nurses’ association says
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Canada
Headline: Ontario Nurses’ Association Election Results: Vicki McKenna, RN is Incoming President, Cathryn Hoy, RN is Incoming First Vice-President
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Canada
Headline: Conciliation talks continue as WDGPH nursing strike looms
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Canada
http://torontosun.com/news/provincial/pre-election-hospital-bed-funding-cynical-ohc
Headline: Pre-election hospital bed funding ‘cynical’: OHC
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Canada
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/nurses-white-manitoba-health-1.4381500
Headline: Manitoba nurses part of ‘Wear White Wednesday’ national movement
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Canada
http://www.themanitoban.com/2017/11/nurses-not-numbers/32695/
Headline: Nurses Are Not Numbers
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Canada
Headline: Grace Hospital nurse fears for patient safety amid changes
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Canada
Headline: Exclusive: Manitoba nurse laid off says province has broken promise
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Canada
Titre: Infirmières surchargées : la FIQ et le ministère de la Santé divergent d’opinion sur un sondage
Headline: Overworked nurses: the FIQ and the Ministry of Health diverge on an opinion on a poll
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Canada
Titre: Sondage sur la santé: guerre de mots entre la FIQ et le ministre Barrette
Headline: Health Survey: war of words between the FIQ and Minister Barrette
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Canada
Titre: Réforme du réseau de la santé – Un échec sur toute la ligne, selon une majorité de Québécoises et de Québécois
Headline: Reforming the health system – An entire failure, according to a majority of Quebeckers
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Canada
Titre: Les Québécois conscients de la surcharge de travail des professionnels de la santé, dit la FIQ
Headline: Quebeckers aware of the work overload of health professionals, says FIQ
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Canada
Titre: Système de santé: le niveau monte-t-il ou descend-il?
Headline: Health system: has the quality of care gone up or down?
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Canada
Titre: Sondage: la surcharge de travail des infirmières inquiète les Québécois
Headline: Survey: nurses’ work overload worries Quebeckers
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Canada
Titre: Les Québécois craignent d’être soignés par des infirmières surchargées
Headline: Quebeckers fear being treated by overworked nurses
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Costa Rica
Titular: Un centenar de enfermeros de hospital Psiquiátrico están en paro
Headline: A hundred psychiatric hospital nurses are on strike
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Honduras
Titular: Expira plazo de enfermeras auxiliares para que gobierno cumpla sus demandas salariales
Headline: Auxiliary nurses strike for government to meet their wage demands
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Honduras
Titular: Enfermeras y enfermeros salen a las calles para exigir pago de salarios
Headline: Nurses take to the streets to demand wage payments
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Honduras
http://www.radiohrn.hn/l/noticias/paralizado-el-rubro-de-enfermeras-nivel-nacional
Titular: Paralizado el rubro de enfermeras a nivel nacional
Headline: Nurses on strike across the country
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Ireland
Headline: Portlaoise hospital downgrade part of crisis in health service says Laois TD
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Ireland
https://www.donegalnow.com/news/waiting-list-bed-letterkenny-hospital-year-low/192014
Headline: Waiting list for a bed in Letterkenny hospital at year low
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Ireland
Headline: Waiting list for a hospital bed in Letterkenny almost doubles overnight
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Kenya
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001259149/end-of-nurses-extended-strike-welcome-news
Headline: End of nurses’ extended strike welcome news
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Kenya
https://citizentv.co.ke/news/nurses-call-off-strike-after-150-days-180760/
Headline: Nurses call off strike after 150 days
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Kenya
Headline: Sh7.5bn deal ends five month nurses boycott
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Kenya
http://aa.com.tr/en/africa/kenyan-nurses-end-150-day-strike/955232
Headline: Kenyan nurses end 150-day strike
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Kenya
http://www.mwakilishi.com/article/kenya-news/2017-11-02/kenyan-nurses-halt-five-month-strike
Headline: Kenyan Nurses Halt Five-Month Strike
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Kenya
https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2017/11/five-months-nurses-strike-called-off/
Headline: Five months nurses’ strike called off
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Kenya
Headline: Nurses strike shows poor management of health care in Kenya
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Kenya
Headline: Labour Court stops four governors from axing striking nurses
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Kenya
Headline: Court blocks four counties from recruiting nurses to replace strikers
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Kenya
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/11/01/avoid-temporary-red-cross-jobs-nurses-told_c1661849
Headline: Avoid temporary Red Cross jobs, nurses told
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Kenya
Headline: Kenyan nurses end their 5-month strike after deal with State
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Philippines/United States
https://www.trending.ph/video/why-are-there-so-many-filipino-nurses-in-the-us
Headline: Why Are There So Many Filipino Nurses In The U.S.?
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Portugal
http://www.correiodominho.com/noticias.php?id=105545
Manchete: Direcção da ‘Domus Fraternitas’ acusada de perseguir trabalhadores
Headline: Leadership of ‘Domus Fraternitas’ accused of union busting
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Portugal
https://www.abrilabril.pt/trabalho/activistas-sindicais-denunciam-situacao-de-ipss-de-braga
Manchete: Activistas sindicais denunciam situação de IPSS de Braga
Headline: Union activists denounce IPSS situation in Braga
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Spain
http://www.eldiario.es/norte/euskadi/Osakidetza-SATSE-SME-UGT-traslados_0_703080596.html
Titular: Osakidetza acuerda con SATSE, SME y UGT un concurso de traslados de más de 3.000 plazas
Headline: Osakidetza signs agreement with SATSE, SME and UGT over a contest of transfers of more than 3,000 seats
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Spain
Titular: Satse lleva a la Fiscalía las convocatorias de cargos “irregulares”
Headline: Satse calls out the Prosecutor’s Office for “irregular” charges
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Spain
Titular: Sanidad y sindicatos acuerdan revisar la carrera y el desarrollo profesional
Headline: Health and unions agree to revise professional salaries and development
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Spain
Titular: Satse ve “insuficiente” la propuesta inicial de incorporación de enfermeras especialistas en salud mental en el SAS
Headline: Satse sees the initial proposal of incorporation of mental health nurses in the SAS as “insufficient”
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Spain
Titular: Ante la llegada de la gripe el Sindicato de enfermería (SATSE) pide planificación y menos improvisación
Headline: Before the arrival of the flu, the Nursing Union (SATSE) calls for planning and less improvisation
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Spain
Titular: Los enfermeros de Madrid alertan de plantas cerradas en hospitales ante la campaña de la gripe
Headline: Nurses in Madrid warn of closed plants in hospitals before the flu campaign
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Spain
Titular: Satse reclama una enmienda al presupuesto sanitario de la Comunidad de Madrid
Headline: Satse demands an amendment to the health budget of the Community of Madrid
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United Kingdom
Headline: Number of EU nurses registering to work in Britain falls by 90 per cent
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United Kingdom
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/nov/02/european-nurses-midwives-leaving-uk-nhs-brexit-vote
Headline: European nurses and midwives leaving UK in droves since Brexit vote
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United Kingdom
https://www.nursinginpractice.com/article/nmc-reveals-27-more-nurses-leaving-register-joining
Headline: NMC reveals 27% more nurses leaving the register than joining
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United Kingdom
Headline: Number of NHS managers recruited soars as shortage of nurses grows
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United Kingdom
Headline: Scotland facing NHS crisis as Brexit sees nurses fleeing UK
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United Kingdom
Headline: Maternity support workers feel ‘undervalued’ at band 3
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United States
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article181384621.html
Headline: Nurses urge Trump to increase aid to Puerto Rico after seeing desperation firsthand
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United States
https://www.wortfm.org/national-nurses-united-providing-puerto-rico-relief/
Headline: National Nurses United Providing Puerto Rico Relief
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United States
http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2017/10/maria_puerto_rico_dying.html
Headline: Things in Puerto Rico are worse than our government’s admitting | Opinion
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United States
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/article/NH/20171101/NEWS/171109967
Headline: Kaiser nurses plan to picket Thursday afternoon
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United States
http://www.marinij.com/article/NO/20171029/NEWS/171029762
Headline: Marin nurses, back from Puerto Rico, urge more hurricane relief
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United States
http://www.marinij.com/article/NO/20171102/NEWS/171109960
Headline: San Rafael Kaiser nurses allege inadequate staffing
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United States
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/solano-news/fairfield/kaiser-nurses-to-picket-in-vacaville-vallejo/
Headline: Kaiser nurses to picket in Vacaville, Vallejo
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United States
http://www.ktvu.com/news/bay-area-kaiser-nurses-to-hold-informational-pickets-thursday
Headline: Bay Area Kaiser nurses to hold informational pickets Thursday
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United States
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/solano-news/fairfield/kaiser-nurses-take-to-picket-lines/
Headline: Kaiser nurses take to picket lines
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United States
https://nurse.org/articles/nurses-volunteer-puerto-rico/
Headline: Nurse Volunteers Say Puerto Ricans Are Dying- Here’s How Nurses Can Help.
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United States
https://fusion.net/story/582738/puerto-rico-navy-floating-hospital/
Headline: Navy’s largest floating hospital docks in Puerto Rico
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United States
http://www.thereporter.com/article/NG/20171102/NEWS/171109955
Headline: Kaiser nurses picket 21 campuses, including Vacaville
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United States
Headline: Turning energy into action is the message of the first Women’s Convention in forty years
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United States
https://www.workdayminnesota.org/articles/minnesotans-play-active-role-afl-cio-convention
Headline: Minnesotans play active role at AFL-CIO convention
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United States
Headline: Trump’s Emergency Response In Puerto Rico Is A Massive Moral Failure
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United States
Titular: Enfermeras acusan al gobierno federal de “dejar morir a la gente” en la isla
Headline: Nurses accuse the federal government of “letting people die” on the island
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United States
Headline: Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico
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United States
Headline: Utah Nurse Waives Lawsuit, Settles for $500,000 in Patient Privacy Case
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United States
Headline: Utah nurse settles with police department after brutal arrest went viral
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United States
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/42405-launching-a-down-ballot-revolution-in-chicago
Headline: Launching a “Down-Ballot Revolution” in Chicago
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United States
Headline: Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: Breaking Through the Political Barriers to Free Education
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United States
Headline: Nurses union dives deeply into local, state politics
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United States
Headline: A health care company comes under fire for mandating its employees to get flu shots
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United States
https://wamu.org/story/17/10/30/timeline-quick-guide-veritas-united-medical-center-contract/
Headline: Timeline: A Quick Guide To Veritas’ United Medical Center Contract
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United States
Headline: United Medical Center leader argues case for hospital operator as contract decision looms