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.agedcareguide.com.au/talking-aged-care/ratio-recommended-in-aged-care-amendment
Headline: Ratio recommended in aged care amendment
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Australia
Headline: Industry super fund directors are the highest paid trustees in the country, and Kelly O’Dwyer wants all their secret payments revealed
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Australia
Headline: Three MPs feel Archer’s wrath during fiery question time debate
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Australia
Headline: Royal Hobart Hospital escalated to level four as Labor asks questions about health in Parliament
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Australia
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-12/new-measures-to-reduce-sa-hospital-ramping/8895920
Headline: Nurse visits, extra beds pledged to reduce ‘hellish’ overcrowding and ambulance ramping at SA hospitals
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Australia
Headline: Hunter health insurance rate ‘driving force’ behind abandonment of Maitland Hospital PPP: Hazzard
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Australia
https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/nazi-prison-food-better-than-hospital-claims-forme/3222094/
Headline: Nazi prison food better than hospital, claims former POW
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Australia
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4923545/parliament-to-debate-hospital-petition/
Headline: New Maitland Hospital petition to be debated in NSW Parliament
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Australia
https://www.echo.net.au/2017/09/union-threatens-boycott-lismore-base-hospital-ward-openings/
Headline: Union threatens boycott of Lismore Base Hospital ward openings
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Canada
Headline: Surge in sick babies prompts Peterborough mom to call for more planning, funding for neonatal care
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Canada
Headline: Pallister government considering health care premiums
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Canada
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/bernard-lord-extramural-program-medavie-1.4289106
Headline: Medavie CEO defends takeover of extramural management
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Canada
Titre: Des employés inquiets pour la sécurité des informations personnelles des patients
Headline: Employees worried about the safety of patients’ personal information
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Canada
Titre: Des formations pour protéger de la violence les employés de la santé sont réclamées
Headline: Training to protect health workers from violence is called for
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Canada
Titre: Une coalition pour dénoncer les compressions dans le domaine de la santé
Headline: A coalition to denounce cuts in health care
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India
Headline: KGH nurses threaten to go on strike
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Ireland
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/no-fines-issued-over-ae-crowding-458648.html
Headline: No fines issued over A&E crowding
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Ireland
Headline: Brendan Howlin urges Government to delay water charge refunds so more money can be injected into health system
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Ireland
http://trinitynews.ie/new-hea-study-shows-majority-of-nursing-graduates-stay-in-ireland/
Headline: New HEA study shows majority of nursing graduates stay in Ireland
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Ireland
http://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/home/270218/a-e-overcrowding-eases-at-tullamore-hospital.html
Headline: A&E overcrowding eases at Tullamore Hospital
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Kenya
Headline: Kenya National Union of Nurses asks SRC to treat nurses as professionals
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Kenya
Headline: We won’t be cowed by threats, say nurses
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Kenya
http://www.kbc.co.ke/county-news/clinical-health-officers-demand-better-remuneration/
Headline: Clinical health officers demand for better remuneration
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Kenya
https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2017/09/nurses-snap-cog-weve-sacked-10-times/
Headline: Nurses snap at CoG: We’ve been sacked 10 times before
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Kenya
Headline: Council orders governors to replace striking nurses
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Kenya
http://www.kbc.co.ke/county-news/nurses-take-streets-salary-row-escalates/
Headline: Nurses take to the streets as salary row escalates
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Kenya
Headline: Consider yourselves sacked, Sang tells striking nurses, orders replacements
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New Zealand
Headline: Under pressure: Mental health workers give their view of the crisis
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Philippines
Headline: P1,000 budget to ERC will hit the country’s power supply – Sen. Gatchalian
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Portugal
Manchete: António Costa preparou com ministro da Saúde reunião com sindicato dos enfermeiros
Headline: António Costa has set a meeting with the nurses’ union and the Health Minister
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Portugal
Manchete: Maior Sindicato critica forma de protesto dos enfermeiros
Headline: Major Union criticizes nurses’ protest form
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Portugal
Manchete: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros: “Os médicos são 14% dos funcionários e ganham 87% da massa salarial”
Headline: Nurses’ Union: “Physicians are 14% of employees and earn 87% of the salary mass”
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Portugal
Manchete: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros processa hospitais que marcarem faltas injustificadas
Headline: Nurses’ Union goes after hospitals for unjustified terminations against on-strike nurses
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Portugal
Manchete: Sindicato dos Enfermeiros: “Se houver faltas injustificadas, convocamos uma nova greve”
Headline: Union of Nurses: “If there are unjustified terminations, we call a new strike”
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Portugal
Manchete: Presidente do Sindicato dos Enfermeiros Portugueses admite avançar para a greve
Headline: President of the Union of Portuguese Nurses threatens to advance to strike
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Portugal
Manchete: Catarina Martins diz que Governo tem “tardado nas respostas“ aos enfermeiros
Headline: Catarina Martins says that Government has “delayed the answers” to nurses
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Portugal
Manchete: Adesão do turno da noite é de 86%, diz sindicato dos Enfermeiros
Headline: Admission of night shift is 86%, says nurses’ union
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South Africa
Headline: Telkom confirms it terminated services to Gauteng health department offices
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South Africa
https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/hospital-chaos-as-just-one-of-19-lifts-works-11178642
Headline: Hospital chaos as just one of 19 lifts works
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Spain
Titular: Satse reclama que haya enfermeras en todos los centros escolares
Headline: Satse demands that there are nurses in all schools
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Spain
Titular: Madrid. el sindicato de enfermería anima a denunciar la falta de enfermeras en las residencias
Headline: Nurses’ Union denounces the lack of nurses in nursing homes
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Spain
Titular: Denuncian la falta de enfermeras en las residencias de mayores
Headline: Nurses’ Union denounces the lack of nurses in nursing homes
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Spain
Titular: SATSE reclama más empleo público, menos intrusismo y mayor reconocimiento a los fisioterapeutas
Headline: SATSE calls for more public employment, less intrusiveness and greater recognition of physical therapists
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Spain
http://www.eldiadecordoba.es/cordoba/Satse-centrara-trabajo-conseguir-calidad_0_1172582937.html
Titular: Satse centrará su trabajo en “conseguir más empleo y de calidad”
Headline: Satse President will focus his work on “getting more jobs and improving quality”
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Spain
http://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/sindicatos-medicos-defensa-jornada-horas_0_1171983227.html
Titular: Los sindicatos médicos se unen en defensa de la jornada de 35 horas
Headline: Medical unions unite in defense of the 35-hour workday
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Spain
Titular: Los profesionales de enfermería, los más afectados en los hospitales
Headline: Nursing professionals, the most affected in hospitals
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United Kingdom
Headline: Nurses Say Nobody Will Want To Do Their Job If The Pay Cap Isn’t Lifted For Them Too
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United Kingdom
Headline: Anglesey MP joins nurses in ‘scrap the cap’ call
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United Kingdom
Headline: Nurses are really feeling the pinch
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United Kingdom
Headline: Protesters take to Parliament Square to demonstrate against public sector pay cap
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United Kingdom
https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/uk/teachers-nurses-threaten-strike-unless-pay-cap-lifted/
Headline: Teachers and nurses threaten to strike unless pay cap is lifted
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United States
http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/350435-bernie-sanderss-medicare-for-all-bill-needs-to-pass
Headline: Bernie Sanders’s ‘Medicare for all’ bill needs to pass
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United States
http://njtoday.net/2017/09/15/nurses-support-sen-sanders-medicare-act/
Headline: Why do nurses support Sen. Sanders’ Medicare for All Act?
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United States
http://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2017/09/08/shasta-regional-nurses-vote-join-union/646906001/
Headline: Shasta Regional nurses vote to join union
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United States
http://www.redding.com/story/opinion/readers/2017/09/11/union-vote-srmc-victory-patients/655052001/
Headline: Union vote at SRMC is a victory for patients
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United States
Headline: Shasta Regional Medical Center nurses vote to unionize
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United States
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/09/13/sen-sanders-medicare-all-act-time-has-come-today
Headline: Sen. Sanders Medicare for All Act – The Time Has Come Today
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United States
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=19998
Headline: Holdout Democrats face a single-payer surge
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United States
https://www.democracynow.org/2017/9/13/pivotal_moment_in_american_history_sen
Headline: “Pivotal Moment in American History”: Sen. Sanders Unveils Medicare-for-All Bill with 15 Co-Sponsors
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United States
Headline: ‘Everyone Covered, No One Goes Broke’: Sanders Introduces Medicare for All Bill
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United States
http://wamc.org/post/sanders-introduces-medicare-all-legislation
Headline: Sanders Introduces Medicare For All Legislation
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United States
Headline: Medicare for All: Bernie Sanders unveils single-payer health bill
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United States
http://www.nationalmemo.com/bernie-sanders-medicare-bill-set-bar-democrats-2018-beyond/
Headline: Bernie Sanders’ Medicare-for-Al bill has set the bar for Democrats in 2018 and beyond
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United States
Headline: National Nurses United: Utah nurse assault underscores need for national workplace violence prevention standard
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United States
https://capitalandmain.com/bernie-sanders-single-payer-proposal-puts-spotlight-back-on-sb-562-0915
Headline: Bernie Sanders’ single payer proposal puts spotlight back on SB 562
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United States
Headline: Police Violate Hospital Mission by Assaulting and Arresting Nurse
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United States
http://www.balitangamerica.tv/support-for-utah-nurse-arrested-for-upholding-hospital-policy/
Headline: Support for Utah nurse arrested for upholding hospital policy
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United States
Headline: Hospitals must have a clear plan to protect nurses from violence, says National Nurses United leader
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United States
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/13/politics/bernie-sanders-medicare-for-all-plan-details/index.html
Headline: Inside Bernie Sanders’ new ‘Medicare for all’ bill
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United States
Headline: Dawn of the Berniecrat Party
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United States
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article173129266.html
Headline: Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris embrace details of ‘Medicare-for-all’ – including tax hikes
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United States
http://www.gazettextra.com/20170912/nurses_union_endorses_1st_district_candidate_randy_bryce
Headline: Nurses union endorses 1st District candidate Randy Bryce
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United States
https://www.workdayminnesota.org/articles/unions-respond-hurricanes-harvey-and-irma-help-funds
Headline: Unions respond to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma with help, funds
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United States
http://www.workers.org/2017/09/08/on-the-picket-line-93/
Headline: On the picket line: Support Texas Workers Relief Fund
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United States
Headline: Official Washington’s go-to trauma hospital struggles with even its designation
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United States
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article172610906.html
Headline: Bernie Sanders coming back to California
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United States
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2017/sep/14/unions-set-funds-volunteer-help-members-affected-i/
Headline: Unions set funds, volunteer to help members affected by Irma and Harvey
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United States
Headline: Statewide Town Halls Call for Urgent Action on Healthy California Act SB 562 – Start September 11th
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United States
https://skillednursingnews.com/2017/09/san-francisco-snf-fight-ends-subacute-shortage-persists/
Headline: San Francisco SNF Fight Ends, Subacute Shortage Persists
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United States
Headline: Will Albert Lea double-check Mayo’s numbers?
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United States
http://quoddytides.com/hospital-board-focus-of-town-hall-questions9-8–2017.html
Headline: Hospital board focus of town hall questions
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United States
Headline: As nation reels from disasters, 300+ groups endorse sweeping climate bill