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.
Argentina
http://www.eldiaonline.com/se-necesitan-100-000-enfermeros-mas-pais/
Titular: Se necesitan 100.000 enfermeros más en el país
Headline: 100,000 more nurses needed in the country
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Australia
Headline: Government turns to overseas recruitment to fill nursing vacancies
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Australia
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/10/25/aged-care-nurses-rally-melbourne
Headline: Aged-care nurses rally in Melbourne
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Australia
https://www.theweeklysource.com.au/bupa-aged-care-workers-vic-reject-11-pay-offer-three-years/
Headline: Bupa aged care workers in VIC reject 11% pay offer over three years
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Australia
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-20/nurses-union-demands-end-to-wage-rise-cap/9071732
Headline: Tasmanian nurses fear wage rise caps will deliver lowest national pay and skills exit
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Australia
Headline: Medication stocks at some Royal Adelaide Hospital wards are dangerous low, staff warn
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Australia
Headline: Big pharma’s cash splash on nurses, dietitians and pharmacists for services
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Australia
Headline: Wollongong Hospital’s maternity services failing mums, staff
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Australia
Headline: Public-private partnership for Shellharbour Hospital scrapped
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Australia
Headline: Claims 320 eight-hour shifts have not been filled in the past 10 months at Hornsby Hospital
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Brazil
Manchete: PRESIDENTE DO SEESE DIZ QUE SITUAÇÃO EM APARECIDA É CAÓTICA
Headline: SEESE president says that the situation in Aparecida is chaotic
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Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/3818242/peter-watts-home-care-a-growing-concern/
Headline: Peter Watts: Home care a growing concern
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Canada
http://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/comments/index.cfm?articleID=37929
Headline: Health unit, nurses enter conciliation to try to reach collective agreement
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Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/3827132/manitoba-health-care-changes-improving-system-wrha/
Headline: Manitoba health care changes improving system: WRHA
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Canada
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-throne-speech-2017-1.4369016
Headline: Liberals’ last throne speech aimed at consumers, workers
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Canada
Headline: New workplace regulations in New Brunswick aim to prevent violence
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Dominican Republic
http://hoy.com.do/gremios-de-salud-paralizaran-desde-hoy-todos-los-hospitales/
Titular: Gremios de Salud paralizarán desde hoy todos los hospitales
Headline: Health unions will strike at all hospitals starting today
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Dominican Republic
Titular: Los hospitales están repletos de pacientes tras concluir tres días de paro médico
Headline: Hospitals are full of patients after completing three days of medical strike
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Dominican Republic
http://www.barrigaverde.net/?q=node/56763
Titular: Personal salud del Estado marcha para que gobierno cumpla acuerdos
Headline: State health workers march for government to reach agreements
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Dominican Republic
http://hoy.com.do/enfermeras-recupera-oficina-en-hospital-cabral-y-baez-tras-una-semana-de-lucha/
Titular: Sindicato de enfermería recupera oficina en Cabral y Báez, tras una semana de lucha
Headline: Nursing union recovers office in Cabral and Báez, after a week of struggle
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Dominican Republic
Titular: Enfermeras hospital Cabral y Báez de Santiago, anuncian huelga para este miércoles
Headline: Cabral and Báez Hospital nurses in Santiago announce strike for this Wednesday
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Dominican Republic
http://eldia.com.do/fedosalud-anuncia-paro-de-48-horas-en-hospitales-publicos/
Titular: Fedosalud anuncia paro de 48 horas en hospitales públicos
Headline: Fedosalud announces 48-hour strike in public hospitals
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Ireland
http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=25981
Headline: Demand for health services to jump
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Ireland
Headline: Care staff will not have pay docked after being told not to go to work during Storm Ophelia
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Ireland
http://kclr96fm.com/patients-forced-wait-ambulances-queue-outside-st-lukes-emergency-department/
Headline: Patients forced to wait as ambulances queue outside St Lukes Emergency Department
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Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2017/1025/915034-hse-obrien-doran/
Headline: Minister convenes emergency team over superbug CPE
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Kenya
Headline: Governor’s change of mind leaves nurses’ union official out in the cold
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Kenya
http://africasciencenews.org/nurses-union-says-cog-and-health-cs-frustrating-signing-of-cba
Headline: Nurses’ union says CoG and Health CS frustrating signing of CBA
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New Zealand
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/new-govt-largely-seen-good-health
Headline: New govt largely seen as good for health
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New Zealand
Headline: Canterbury DHB ‘extremely concerned’ at increasing assaults on mental health staff
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Paraguay
http://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/convocan-a-manifestacion-de-enfermeras-1643184.html
Titular: Convocan a manifestación de enfermeras
Headline: Call for demonstration of nurses
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Paraguay
Titular: Enfermeros se movilizarán para tener mayores recursos en el rubro
Headline: Nurses will mobilize to have greater resources in the field
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Paraguay
http://www.ultimahora.com/enfermeros-estan-terapia-y-piden-un-aumento-del-30-n1115253.html
Titular: Enfermeros están en terapia y piden un aumento del 30%
Headline: Nurses are in crisis and request an increase of 30%
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Paraguay
Titular: Tormenta no detuvo marcha de enfermeras por el centro
Headline: Storm did not stop nurses march through the center
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Paraguay
Titular: Enfermeras se movilizan para exigir mejor salario
Headline: Nurses mobilize to demand better salary
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Paraguay
http://www.hoy.com.py/nacionales/pese-a-la-lluvia-enfermeras-se-movilizan-este-jueves
Titular: Pese a la lluvia, enfermeras se movilizan este jueves
Headline: Despite the rain, nurses are mobilizing this Thursday
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Paraguay
http://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/enfermeros-anuncian-marea-blanca-1643778.html
Titular: Enfermeros anuncian “marea blanca”
Headline: Nurses announce “white tide”
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Paraguay
http://www.ultimahora.com/gremio-enfermeros-descarta-trasfondo-politico-movilizacion-n1114732.html
Titular: Gremio de enfermeros descarta trasfondo político en movilización
Headline: Nurses’ Guild denies political agenda in mobilization
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Paraguay
http://aguasdigital.com/actualidad/leer.php?idnota=13504854&t=e
Titular: Enfermeros paraguayos protestan en Asunción por una mejor sanidad pública
Headline: Paraguayan nurses protest in Asunción for better public health
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Philippines
http://northboundasia.com/2017/10/20/nurses-unity-walk/
Headline: Nurses’ Unity Walk
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Portugal
Manchete: Protesto endurece: sindicatos dos médicos e enfermeiros alinham com a greve geral
Headline: Protest advances: doctors ‘and nurses’ unions align with general strike
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South Africa
http://allafrica.com/stories/201710250944.html
Headline: South Africa: Denosa Congratulates the Newly-Appointed Chief Nursing
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Spain
http://www.publico.es/sociedad/enfermeros-podran-prescribir-determinados-medicamentos.html
Titular: Los enfermeros podrán prescribir determinados medicamentos
Headline: Nurses may prescribe certain medications
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Spain
http://www.lavozdecordoba.es/ocio-y-sociedad/2017/10/25/puesta-marcha-la-prescripcion-enfermera/
Titular: Satse aplaude la puesta en marcha de la prescripción de enfermería
Headline: Satse applauds the implementation of the nursing prescription
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Spain
Titular: Los enfermeros empezarán a recetar determinados medicamentos
Headline: Nurses will start prescribing certain medications
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Spain
http://www.larazon.es/sociedad/fin-a-la-guerra-de-la-prescripcion-enfermera-DJ16680553
Titular: Fin a la guerra de la prescripción enfermera
Headline: End of the war over the nurse prescription
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Spain
Titular: El Sindicato de Enfermería afirma que “los recortes no han acabado” y pide que aumente el porcentaje del PIB en Sanidad
Headline: The Nursing Union affirms that “the cuts are not over” and calls for an increase in the percentage of GDP in Health
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Spain
Titular: Denuncian falta de enfermeras en la UCI infantil de Son Espases
Headline: Report of lack of nurses in the children’s ICU of Son Espases
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Spain
http://www.levante-emv.com/sucesos/2017/10/21/pide-protocolo-agresiones-enfermeros/1630899.html
Titular: Pide un protocolo contra las agresiones a enfermeros
Headline: Calls for a protocol against attacks on nurses
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Spain
Titular: Los enfermeros reclaman medidas contra las “continuas” agresiones que sufren en sus puestos de trabajo
Headline: Nurses call for measures against “continuous” assaults on their jobs
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Spain
Titular: SATSE dice actitud de la patronal puede llevar a huelga en la sanidad privada
Headline: SATSE says attitude of the bosses can lead to strike in private health
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Spain
https://www.plantadoce.com/empresa/satse-llama-a-la-huelga-a-la-sanidad-privada-madrilena.html
Titular: Satse llama a la huelga a la sanidad privada madrileña
Headline: Satse calls strike to Madrid’s private healthcare
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Spain
http://www.eldiadecordoba.es/cordoba/Satse-Gobierno-continua-recortes-Sanidad_0_1184882027.html
Titular: Satse insiste en que el Gobierno continúa con los recortes en Sanidad
Headline: Satse warns that the Government will continue to cut Health budget
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United Kingdom
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/nurses-warn-attack-assault-nhs-11375222
Headline: Nurses warn of a ‘blind spot’ in new system of recording NHS staff assaults
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United Kingdom
https://www.nursinginpractice.com/article/government-stop-recording-assaults-nhs-staff
Headline: Government to stop recording assaults on NHS staff
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United Kingdom
Headline: Scrapping staff assault data collection to create ‘dangerous blind spot’
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United Kingdom
Headline: ‘There are not enough registered nurses to go round’ – Colchester Hospital suffers staff shortage
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United States
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/26/16553748/puerto-rico-nurses-fema
Headline: Nurses returning from Puerto Rico accuse the federal government of leaving people to die
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United States
https://medium.com/@NNUBonnie/as-puerto-rico-suffers-where-is-our-government-c370d0db120e
Headline: “As Puerto Rico suffers, where is our government?” Nurses Join Congress Members to Urge Action on Healthcare Crisis
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United States
Headline: How Is FEMA Helping Puerto Rico? The National Nurses’ United Says It’s “Leaving Them To Die”
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United States
Headline: Nurses in Puerto Rico See First-Hand Health Crisis from Climate Disasters
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United States
Headline: California Nurses Say Puerto Rico Residents Are ‘Desperate’ After Hurricane
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United States
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/puerto-ricos-plight-trumps-response-dominates-a-day-at-afl-cio/
Headline: Puerto Rico’s plight, Trump’s response dominates a day at AFL-CIO
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United States
http://www.times-standard.com/article/NJ/20171020/NEWS/171029989
Headline: Eureka nurse returns from Puerto Rico relief mission
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United States
Headline: Water-borne infections push Puerto Rico death toll higher
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United States
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/living/health-fitness/article180410581.html
Headline: This Merced nurse went to help in Puerto Rico. Now she’s going to Washington D.C.
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United States
Headline: Puerto Ricans at Risk of Waterborne Disease Outbreaks in Wake of Hurricane Maria
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United States
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/10/27/time-move-fossil-fuels-now
Headline: The Time to Move Off Fossil Fuels is Now
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United States
http://www.times-standard.com/article/NJ/20171020/NEWS/171029989
Headline: Eureka nurse returns from Puerto Rico relief mission
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United States
Headline: About 1 Million Americans Without Running Water, 3 Million Without Power
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United States
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-b720-US-labour-movement-steps-up-for-Puerto-Rico/#.WfOLHGhSyM8
Headline: US Labour Movement Steps Up For Puerto Rico
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United States
Titular: Enfermeras acusan a Administración de “abandonar” a damnificados en Puerto Rico
Headline: Nurses accuse Administration of “abandoning” victims in Puerto Rico
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United States
Titular: Nancy Pelosi percibe ineptitud en el contrato de Whitefish
Headline: Nancy Pelosi perceives ineptitude in Whitefish contract
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United States
Titular: Enfermeras que vinieron de misión a la isla acusan al gobierno federal de “dejar morir a la gente”
Headline: Nurses who came from mission to the island accuse the federal government of “letting people die”
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United States
Headline: Bangor Nurse Returns Home after Aiding in Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico
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United States
Headline: Redding nurse returns from relief mission in Puerto Rico
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United States
http://www.sfweekly.com/news/bay-area-nurses-improvise-as-first-responders/
Headline: Bay Area Nurses Improvise as First Responders
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United States
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article180305861.html
Headline: Universal health care debate returns to California Capitol
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United States
Headline: California Nurses Association rallying for single-payer healthcare plan for California
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United States
https://www.scpr.org/news/2017/10/23/76942/special-assembly-committee-begins-hearings-on-heal/
Headline: Special Assembly committee begins hearings on health insurance
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United States
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article179847606.html
Headline: Instead of health care for all, Assembly has a do-nothing committee
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United States
https://patch.com/california/oceanside-camppendleton/tri-city-medical-center-nurses-ok-labor-deal
Headline: Tri-City Medical Center Nurses OK Labor Deal
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United States
http://www.kcra.com/article/california-debates-implementing-universal-health-care/13084398
Headline: California debates implementing universal health care
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United States
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article180305861.html
Headline: Universal health care debate returns to California Capitol
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United States
Headline: The Minnesota Nurses Association wants to have a big say in who the next governor is
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United States
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/afl-cio-resolution-pleases-medicare-for-all-advocates/
Headline: AFL-CIO resolution pleases Medicare-For-All advocates
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United States
http://newzgroup.com/PDFs/10-21/44437-10-19_001001.pdf
Headline: Ames teach-in addresses health care ‘crisis’
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United States
Headline: United Medical Center’s operator is replacing the hospital’s CEO. Vincent Gray isn’t satisfied.
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United States
Headline: Dem divisions in California complicate party hopes
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United States
Headline: Imagine our way beyond neoliberalism: A dialogue with Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin