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://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-14/tribunal-rules-nurses-strike-can-go-ahead/10374756
Headline: SA Employment Tribunal rules nurses’ industrial action can go ahead
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Australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-19/hobart-nursing-home-unable-to-feed-residents/10393650
Headline: Nursing home in Hobart too understaffed to feed its residents, audit finds
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Australia
Headline: Local member supports better patient to nurse ratios
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Australia
https://www.governmentnews.com.au/health-groups-lobby-candidates-on-climate-impacts/
Headline: Health groups lobby candidates on climate impacts
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Canada
http://journalmetro.com/actualites/national/1870043/attentes-elevees-face-aux-ministres-de-la-caq/
Titre: Les attentes sont élevées à l’endroit des ministres de la CAQ
Headline: Expectations are high for the CAQ Ministers
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Canada
http://www.journaldelevis.com/1120/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_.html?id=32998
Titre: Implantation de ratios professionnels/patients à l’Hôtel-Dieu
Headline: Establishment of professional/patients ratios at Hôtel-Dieu
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Canada
https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/health-unit-nurses-go-on-strike-1086539
Headline: UPDATE: Health Unit nurses go on strike (4 photos)
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Canada
Headline: Mediated contract bargaining continues with Health Unit nurses
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Canada
https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/health-unit-nurses-remain-on-the-picket-lines-1091073
Headline: Health Unit nurses remain on the picket lines
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Dominican Republic
https://noticia.do/enfermeras-del-semma-reclaman-aumento-salarial/
Titular: Enfermeras del Semma reclaman aumento salarial
Headline: Semma nurses claim salary increase
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Ireland
Headline: Nurses reject pay proposals by huge majority
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Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2018/1016/1003482-trolley-figures/
Headline: INMO rejects pay proposals by 94% margin
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Ireland
Headline: Almost 550 people waiting for hospital beds today
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Ireland
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/nurses-vote-to-reject-pay-proposals-876276.html
Headline: Nurses vote to reject pay proposals
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Ireland
https://connachttribune.ie/uhg-most-overcrowded-hospital-nationwide-2/
Headline: UHG most overcrowded hospital nationwide
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Kenya
Headline: Attack on nurse opens door to troubling claims
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Kenya
Headline: Woman attacks, strangles KNH nurse after her admitted son is pronounced dead
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Kenya
Headline: KNH nurses down tools in protest against colleague’s attack
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Kenya
Headline: Give us security, KNH nurses ask after attack by deceased’s relative
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New Zealand
Headline: Urgent action needed to address ‘desperate’ aged care nursing shortages – industry body
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New Zealand
Headline: Pacific nurses see a bigger role in helping combat NCDs
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New Zealand
Headline: Waitangi Tribunal investigates sick, racist health system that ‘fails Māori’
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Portugal
Manchete: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros desvaloriza nomes e lembra compromisso sobre carreira
Headline: Nurses union unconcerned with name and remembers career commitment
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Portugal
Manchete: Sindicato dos enfermeiros fala em adesão à greve superior a 70% a nível nacional
Headline: Nurses’ union says adherence to strike over 70% at national level
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Portugal
Manchete: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros Portugueses saúdam aumento de 523 milhões na Saúde
Headline: Union of Portuguese Nurses welcomes increase of 523 million in Health
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Portugal
Manchete: Adesão à greve dos enfermeiros nos 100% em dezenas unidades funcionais do Porto, Viseu e Faro
Headline: Adherence to nurses’ strike at 100% in dozens of functional units in Porto, Viseu and Faro
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South Africa
Headline: Fedusa concerned about political intrusion into PIC
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Spain
Titular: Denuncian la situación de una enfermera que tiene a su cargo a 22 pacientes
Headline: Protests over the situation of individual nurses in charge of 22 patients
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Spain
Titular: Satse y Anpe reclaman la presencia de enfermeras en los centros educativos
Headline: Satse and Anpe demand the presence of nurses in educational centers
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Spain
Titular: SATSE busca firmas para aumentar la plantilla de enfermeras en La Rioja
Headline: SATSE seeks signatures to increase the nursing staff in La Rioja
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Spain
Titular: Satse alerta de contratos “precarios” de enfermeras en el Valme para “reducir listas de espera quirúrgica”
Headline: Satse warns of “precarious” nurses contracts nurses in Valme aimed at “reducing surgical waiting lists”
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United Kingdom
Headline: Hospitals ‘plugging’ shortages of nurses by using cheaper workers, experts fear
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United Kingdom
Headline: Labour reveals ‘savage’ health visitor and school nurse cuts
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United Kingdom
https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2018/10/16/nurses-anger-growing-over-pay-offer/
Headline: Nurses’ anger growing over pay offer
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United Kingdom
Headline: Employers urged to tackle ‘institutional racism’ against nurses in the capital
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United States
Headline: Nurses at Tucson’s St. Joseph’s and St. Mary’s hospitals unionize
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United States
Headline: Nurses from 17 HCA hospitals reach tentative labor deal
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United States
Headline: D.C. Council approves emergency bill requiring permission for hospitals to close
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United States
https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-council-votes-stop-providence-hospital-closure
Headline: D.C. Council unanimously votes to stop Providence Hospital closure
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United States
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/orourke-vs-cruz-the-results-in-texas-will-depend-on-turnout/
Headline: O’Rourke vs Cruz: The results in Texas will depend on turnout
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United States
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/health-care/clashing-views-on-nurse-staffing-question/
Headline: Clashing views on nurse staffing question
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United States
Headline: D.C. Council pressures Bowser to intervene in Providence Hospital closure
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United States
Headline: New labor deal for group of HCA nurses
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United States
Headline: Johns Hopkins still interfering with union efforts despite NLRB case, nurse says
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United States
Headline: Johns Hopkins nurse decries ‘intense’ anti-union campaign at hospital
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United States
Headline: John Nichols: Leah Vukmir is peddling Donald Trump’s snake oil
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United States
https://www.thenation.com/article/10-more-races-to-watch/
Headline: Progressives, Keep an Eye on These 10 Races
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United States
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/health-care/clashing-views-on-nurse-staffing-question/
Headline: Clashing views on nurse staffing question
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United States
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/ci_32214987/vote-looms-nurse-staffing-levels-debated-at-hearing
Headline: As vote looms, nurse staffing levels debated at hearing
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United States
Headline: University of California healthcare workers schedule strike
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United States
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article219963130.html
Headline: 39,000 health workers announce when they will picket UC medical centers statewide
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United States
Headline: Murray County Medical Center nurse wins state association award
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United States
https://www.minnpost.com/letters/2018/10/letter-submission-kerry-anderson-10-16-2018/
Headline: Flier’s attack on Dean Phillips as ‘heartless’ is false
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United States
http://www.timberjay.com/stories/health-care-for-all,14497
Headline: Health care for all
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United States
Headline: These 10 people want your vote for Bangor public office
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United States
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/influencers/
article219943090.html
Headline: Should California’s next governor scrap high-speed rail?
