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Global Nurses United News Round-Up – October 25, 2022

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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/qnmu-secures-45k-for-nursing-staff-at-wongaburra-aged-care/

Headline: QNMU secures $45K for nursing staff at Wongaburra aged care

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https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/workplace-matters/nsw-nurses-rally-over-safety-issues-c-8578413

Headline: NSW nurses rally over safety issues

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Canada

https://windsorstar.com/opinion/letters/guest-column-ontario-must-improve-wages-for-nurses-to-compete-with-u-s

Headline: Guest column: Ontario must improve wages for nurses to compete with U.S.

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https://globalnews.ca/news/9216828/ontario-hospitals-significant-staffing-shortages-october-2022/

Headline: Ontario hospitals continue to deal with significant staffing shortages

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https://www.baytoday.ca/letters-to-the-editor/letter-ona-scrutinizes-nursing-vacancies-at-nbrhc-5970648

Headline: Letter: ONA scrutinizes nursing vacancies at NBRHC

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https://www.lequotidien.com/2022/10/19/la-fiq-identifie-ses-priorites-en-vue-des-negociations-856d7077e6ac7ccf53f43344c666da04

Titre: La FIQ identifie ses priorités en vue des négociations

Headline: The FIQ identifies its priorities for the negotiations

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https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1925426/24-urgences-quebec-occupation-civieres-erreurs-medicales

Titre: 24 urgences du Québec ont des taux d’occupation des civières de plus de 150 %

Headline: 24 emergency rooms in Quebec have stretcher occupancy rates of more than 150%

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https://www.985fm.ca/audio/515975/les-infirmieres-quittent-le-reseau-public-pour-les-agences-privees

Titre: Les infirmières quittent le réseau public pour les agences privées

Headline: Nurses leave the public network for private agencies

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https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/alberta-s-premier-wants-vaccine-status-to-be-a-human-right-critics-concerned-about-problems-it-could-pose-1.6113308

Headline: Alberta’s premier wants vaccine status to be a human right, critics concerned about problems it could pose

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https://globalnews.ca/news/9211871/manitoba-reviewing-provincial-taxes/

Headline: Manitoba reviewing provincial taxes in bid to make province more competitive

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https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/opinion/letters-power-rates-nurses-ranks-tyranny-and-traffic-trouble-100785157/

Headline: Revamp nurse training

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https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/quebec-will-appeal-decision-on-how-covid-19-bonuses-were-paid-to-nurses

Headline: Quebec will appeal decision on how COVID-19 bonuses were paid to nurses

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-covid-19-update-october-20-2022-1.6623105

Headline: Nova Scotia reports 17 COVID-19 deaths in latest weekly update, the highest number since June

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Honduras

https://proceso.hn/centrales-obreras-demandan-al-gobierno-un-ajuste-salarial-de-4-mil-lempiras/

Titular: Centrales obreras demandan al gobierno un ajuste salarial de 4 mil lempiras

Headline: Workers unions demand a salary adjustment of 4 thousand lempiras from the government

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https://www.latribuna.hn/2022/10/18/aneeah-protestara-la-proxima-semana-si-gobierno-no-convoca-para-negociar-ajuste-salarial/

Titular: Aneeah protestará la próxima semana, si gobierno no convoca para negociar ajuste salarial

Headline: Aneeah will protest next week if the government does not agree to negotiate salary adjustment

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https://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/sector-salud-demanda-calles-pago-salarios-honduras-NH10539598

Titular: Sector salud demanda en las calles el pago de salarios

Headline: Health sector takes to the streets to demand the payment of wages

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https://hch.tv/2022/10/20/presidente-aneeah-no-hay-medicamentos-porque-se-quito-el-fideicomiso-sin-tener-una-ruta-critica/

Titular: Presidente ANEEAH: “No hay medicamentos porque se quitó el fideicomiso sin tener una ruta crítica”

Headline: President ANEEAH: “There are no medicines because the trust was removed without having a critical path”

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Ireland

https://www.donegallive.ie/news/national-news/941581/inmo-calls-on-govt-to-tackle-grim-conditions-in-overcrowded-emergency-departments.html

Headline: INMO calls on government to tackle ‘grim conditions’ in overcrowded emergency departments

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https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40988849.html

Headline: Conditions at Cork’s Mercy hospital ‘unsafe and intolerable’

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https://extra.ie/2022/10/20/news/covid-recognition-payment

Headline: Thousands of frontline workers still waiting on €1k recognition payment

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https://internationalsocialist.net/en/2022/10/workers-in-struggle-3

Headline: Ireland: Staffing Crisis Worsens as Public Services Erode

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https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40984730.html

Headline: ‘We have nurses crying themselves to sleep’: Health workers hit by Cork’s housing crisis

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https://dublinpeople.com/news/health/articles/2022/10/19/75474-6/

Headline: ‘Hospital Overcrowding Chaos Is Leading to Inhumane Conditions,’ Says INMO

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https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/local-news/941725/nurses-want-grim-conditions-tackled-in-at-a-es-in-portlaoise-and-all-hospitals.html

Headline: Nurses want ‘grim conditions’ tackled in at A&Es in Portlaoise and all hospitals

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Italy

https://www.infermieristicamente.it/articolo/16149/nursind-asti-i-lavoratori-della-sanita-si-mobilitano-e-scendono-in-piazza-a-roma-

Titolo: NurSind Asti. I lavoratori della Sanità si mobilitano e scendono in piazza a Roma

Headline: NurSind Asti. Health workers mobilize and take to the streets in Rome

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https://palermo.gds.it/articoli/economia/2022/10/18/nursind-guerriero-confermato-segretario-palermo-c672076e-0451-45a3-bb6c-35f5c4e457ff/

Titolo: Nursind, Guerriero confermato segretario Palermo

Headline: Nursind, Guerriero confirmed Palermo secretary

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https://www.controradio.it/nursind-secondo-il-sindacato-il-pronto-soccorso-di-careggi-e-di-nuovo-in-sofferenza/

Titolo: NurSind: secondo il sindacato il pronto soccorso di Careggi è di nuovo in sofferenza

Headline: NurSind: according to the union, the Careggi emergency room is again suffering

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https://www.assocarenews.it/infermieri/nursind-i-medici-vogliono-affossare-il-nuovo-contratto-di-infermieri-ostetriche-oss-e-professioni-sanitarie

Titolo: Nursind: “i Medici vogliono affossare il nuovo Contratto di Infermieri, Ostetriche, OSS e Professioni Sanitarie”.

Headline: Nursind: “Doctors want to bury the new contract for Nurses, Midwives, OSS and Health Professions”.

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https://www.orticalab.it/Pronto-soccorso-di-Avellino-la-nota-del

Titolo: Pronto soccorso di Avellino, la nota del sindacato NurSind

Headline: Avellino emergency room, the note from the NurSind union

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New Zealand

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nurses-at-three-private-hospitals-strike-over-pay-conditions/MX2HYGS24ZDBBLYREV3BP7JEVY/

Headline: Nurses at three private hospitals strike over pay, conditions

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https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/10/auckland-s-middlemore-hospital-unsafe-for-patients-its-struggles-are-clear-report.html

Headline: Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital ‘unsafe’ for patients, its ‘struggles’ are clear – report

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https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=148259

Headline: Nurses at Bowen and Wakefield Hospitals striking for better wages

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Philippines

https://www.philstar.com/business/2022/10/17/2217137/addressing-nurses-exodus

Headline: Addressing the nurses’ exodus

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Portugal

https://observador.pt/2022/10/20/sep-pede-melhoria-das-condicoes-de-trabalho-dos-enfermeiros-das-instituicoes-sociais/

Manchete: SEP pede melhoria das condições de trabalho dos enfermeiros das instituições sociais

Headline: SEP calls for improvement of working conditions for nurses in social institutions

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https://observador.pt/2022/10/18/sindicato-aponta-adesao-de-80-a-greve-no-hospital-de-loures-e-administracao-44/

Manchete: Sindicato aponta adesão de 80% à greve no Hospital de Loures e administração 44%

Headline: Union points 80% adherence to the strike at Loures Hospital and 44% administration

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South Africa

https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/weve-lost-hands-of-healing-no-bail-says-denosa-as-man-accused-of-killing-nurse-appears-in-court-20221019

Headline: We’ve lost ‘hands of healing’: No bail, says Denosa as man accused of killing nurse appears in court

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https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/call-to-increase-nursing-numbers-in-the-province-as-population-grows-15f2e923-8eaa-44b3-a12f-54d30a3033b8

Headline: Call to increase nursing numbers in the province as population grows

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https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/iris-mohokare-nurse-ipelegeng-clinic-denosa-18-october-2022/

Headline: ‘Enough is enough’: DENOSA on nurse who was raped and murdered in her residence

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Spain

https://www.ahoraleon.com/satse-pide-acabar-la-desigualdad-discriminacion-sufren-las-enfermeras-fisioterapeutas/

Titular: SATSE pide acabar con la desigualdad y discriminación que sufren las enfermeras y fisioterapeutas

Headline: SATSE asks to end the inequality and discrimination suffered by nurses and physiotherapists

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https://www.eladelantado.com/segovia/satse-alerta-que-el-personal-de-enfermeria-en-las-residencias-de-la-gerencia-de-servicios-sociales-esta-al-borde-del-colapso/

Titular: Satse alerta que el personal de Enfermería en las residencias de la Gerencia de Servicios Sociales está «al borde del colapso»

Headline: Satse warns that the Nursing staff in the residences of the Social Services Management is “on the verge of collapse”

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https://www.ceutaldia.com/articulo/sanidad/satse-valora-positivamente-plan-estrategico-olvida-ley-ratios/20221020095706253099.html

Titular: SATSE valora positivamente el Plan Estratégico, pero no se olvida de la ley de ratios

Headline: SATSE values ​​the Strategic Plan positively, but does not forget the law of ratios

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https://www.burgosnoticias.com/actualidad/sanidad/044964/satse-propone-aumentar-la-financiacion-para-la-sanidad-publica-a-traves-de-la-declaracion-de-la-renta

Titular: SATSE propone aumentar la financiación para la Sanidad Pública a través de la Declaración de la Renta

Headline: SATSE proposes to increase funding for Public Health through the Income Statement

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Uganda

https://www.devex.com/news/health-worker-shortage-in-uganda-fueled-spread-of-ebola-says-who-104238

Headline: Health worker shortage in Uganda fueled spread of Ebola, says WHO

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United Kingdom

https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/policies-and-guidance/nurses-in-scotland-offered-new-pay-rise-of-2205-21-10-2022/

Headline: Nurses in Scotland offered new pay rise of £2,205

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https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23069290.trade-unions-hit-insulting-7-percent-nhs-pay-offer/

Headline: Trade unions hit out at ‘insulting’ 7 percent NHS pay offer

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https://www.nhsconfed.org/news/growth-numbers-nurses-being-recruited-abroad-recent-years-speaks-again-lack-investment

Headline: The growth in numbers of nurses being recruited from abroad in recent years speaks again to the lack of investment

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United States

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/national-nurses-united-adds-42k-as-new-york-state-nurses-join/

Headline: National Nurses United adds 42k as New York State Nurses join

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https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/new-york-state-nurse-union-affiliate-national-nurses-united-NNU/634639/

Headline: New York nurses union merges with NNU, US’s largest nursing syndicate

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https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/business-daily-news/countrys-largest-nurses-union-gets-even-larger-with-new-affiliate/

Headline: Country’s largest nurses union gets even larger with new affiliate

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https://www.modernhealthcare.com/nysna-vote-union-national-nurses-united

Headline: Vote clears path for NYSNA to join National Nurses United

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https://nurse.org/articles/nurse-strike-alta-bates-oakland/

Headline: 1,800 Nurses Vote To Strike at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland CA

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https://dailycal.org/2022/10/20/nurses-at-alta-bates-summit-medical-center-announce-5-day-strike

Headline: Nurses at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center announce 5-day strike

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https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/exhausted-by-the-pandemic-nurses-now-face-a-worsening-problem-of-workplace-violence-15023113

Headline: Exhausted by the Pandemic, Nurses Now Face a Worsening Problem of Workplace Violence

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https://scrubsmag.com/volunteer-nurses-return-from-hurricane-ravaged-florida-with-stories-of-survivors/

Headline: Volunteer Nurses Return from Hurricane-Ravaged Florida with Stories of Survivors

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https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hr/strike-set-at-sutter-health-hospital.html

Headline: Strike set at Sutter Health hospital

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https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/november-election-2022-industry-stakeholders-congress

Headline: November and beyond: Industry stakeholders weigh in on their hopes for Congress

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https://patch.com/california/berkeley/sutter-nurses-set-strike-response-ongoing-patient-care-issues

Headline: Sutter Nurses Set To Strike In Response To Ongoing Patient Care Issues

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https://www.businessinsider.com/if-you-quit-soon-after-hiring-could-owe-company-money-2022-10

Headline: Be careful before ‘quick quitting’ and joining the Great Resignation. Your employer may hand you a bill for your job training.

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https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/10/20/nursing-shortage-sparrow-mclaren-whats-next-michigan-state-lansing-community-college/69542658007/

Headline: How a national nursing shortage is impacting Sparrow, McLaren hospitals

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https://www.denverpost.com/2022/10/16/colorado-hospital-emergency-room-violence-against-staff/

Headline: Emergency room doctors, nurses facing increasing violence despite felony penalty in Colorado

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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/more-us-companies-charging-employees-job-training-if-they-quit-2022-10-17/

Headline: More U.S. companies charging employees for job training if they quit

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https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-whistleblower-warned-of-dangerous-jail-medical-staffing-shortage-minnesota/89-f10de86e-0f16-442f-b4c5-c022f42232a0

Headline: KARE 11 Investigates: Whistleblower warned of dangerous jail medical staffing shortage

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https://jacobin.com/2022/10/jamaal-bowman-inflation-price-controls

Headline: To Fight Inflation, Jamaal Bowman Says We Need Price Controls

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https://abc7chicago.com/provident-hospital-chicago-toni-preckwinkle-ambulance-runs-near-me/12341736/

Headline: ‘An exciting milestone’: Ambulance runs to resume at Provident Hospital in Bronzeville

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https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/california-enacts-hefty-fines-for-government-union-busting/

Headline: California enacts hefty fines for government union-busting

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https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/sound-the-alarm-chi-st-alexius-staffing-shortage/

Headline: Sound the alarm: CHI St. Alexius staffing shortage