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.croakey.org/covid-lessons-for-the-future-of-aged-care/
Headline: COVID lessons for the future of aged care
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Australia
Headline: Union slams SA Health after elderly woman waits 110 hours in RAH emergency department
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Australia
Headline: Nurses slam conditions at LGH, as Premier apologises for remarks
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Australia
Headline: Mildura Base Hospital and hundreds of its staff back in public hands as Victorian Government takes over
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Australia
https://www.croakey.org/health-and-the-federal-budget-an-overview-of-key-submissions/
Headline: Health and the Federal Budget – an overview of key submissions
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Australia
Headline: Southern NSW Health District announces staff restructure
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Australia
https://mysunshinecoast.com.au/news/news-display/covid-19-inquiry-must-be-extended,64672
Headline: COVID-19 inquiry must be extended
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Brazil
https://www.odiariodemogi.net.br/novo-coronavirus-ja-contaminou-1-124-funcionarios-da-saude-de-mogi/
Manchete: Novo coronavírus já contaminou 1.124 funcionários da Saúde de Mogi
Headline: New coronavirus has already infected 1,124 Mogi Health employees
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Canada
https://journalmetro.com/local/ouest-de-lile/2520475/un-autre-sit-in-au-lakeshore/
Titre: Un autre sit-in au Lakeshore
Headline: Another sit-in at Lakeshore
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Canada
https://www.lapresse.ca/covid-19/2020-09-12/en-attendant-la-deuxieme-vague.php
Titre: En attendant la deuxième vague
Headline: Waiting for the second wave
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Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/7339649/lakeshore-general-hospital-nurses-staffing-shortage/
Headline: Lakeshore General Hospital nurses sound alarm over emergency room staffing shortage
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Canada
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1733834/fiq-quebec-negociations-campagne-publicitaire-bedard
Titre: Les professionnelles de la santé n’entendent plus « travailler à se rendre malade »
Headline: Health professionals no longer intend to “work to make themselves sick”
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Canada
Titre: Soins intensifs de Gatineau: «Le système est en train de craquer»
Headline: Intensive care in Gatineau: “The system is cracking”
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Canada
https://www.journalexpress.ca/2020/09/15/les-soins-de-sante-sont-a-lagonie-selon-la-fiq/
Titre: «Les soins de santé sont à l’agonie», selon la FIQ
Headline: “Health care is in agony”, according to the FIQ
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Canada
Titre: Les déléguées de la FIQ rejettent unanimement l’offre du gouvernement
Headline: The FIQ delegates unanimously reject the government’s offer
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Canada
Headline: Nurses’ union launches ad campaign warning of dire state of Quebec health care
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Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/college-of-nurses-ontario-cyber-security-incident-1.5727816
Headline: Ontario nurses’ regulatory body investigating ‘cybersecurity incident’
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Canada
https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/129235
Headline: Lakeridge Health cutting registered nurses to balance budget: ONA
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Canada
Headline: Staff at Georgian Bay General Hospital in Midland finally receive pandemic pay
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Canada
http://www.bancroftthisweek.com/?p=10929
Headline: Respecting the essentials
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Canada
https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/looking-back-at-6-months-of-covid-19-in-manitoba
Headline: ‘COVID-19 has inevitably changed our history’
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Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/7341785/overcrowded-n-b-hospitals-vitalite/
Headline: Overcrowded New Brunswick hospitals a concern for Vitalité Health Network
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Costa Rica
Titular: Gremios denuncian: ya hay transmisión intrahospitalaria de COVID-19
Headline: Unions denounce: there is already intra-hospital transmission of COVID-19
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Guinea-Bissau
Manchete: Guiné-Bissau: Enfermeiros e técnicos de saúde em greve em plena pandemia
Headline: Guinea-Bissau: Nurses and health workers on strike in the middle of a pandemic
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Honduras
https://proceso.hn/por-covid-muere-enfermera-de-policlinica-de-santa-rita-en-yoro/
Titular: Por COVID muere enfermera de policlínica de Santa Rita en Yoro
Headline: A nurse at the Santa Rita polyclinic in Yoro dies from COVID
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Honduras
Titular: Secretaría de SAlud dice que el primer hospital móvil abrirá la próxima semana
Headline: Ministry of Health says the first mobile hospital will open next week
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Honduras
https://www.oncenoticias.hn/siguen-sumando-enfermera-en-yoro-fallece-a-causa-del-covid-19/
Titular: Siguen sumando, enfermera en Yoro fallece a causa del COVID-19
Headline: They keep adding up, nurse in Yoro dies from COVID-19
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Honduras
https://tiempo.hn/aneea-sobre-bono-a-pastores-salud-se-merece/
Titular: ANEEAH: Enfermeros y médicos sí merecemos un bono; eso agradaría a Dios
Headline: ANEEAH: Nurses and doctors do deserve a bonus; that would please God
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Honduras
https://www.latribuna.hn/2020/09/17/enfermera-muere-por-covid-19-en-santa-rita-yoro/
Titular: Enfermera muere por COVID-19 en Santa Rita, Yoro
Headline: Nurse dies from COVID-19 in Santa Rita, Yoro
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India
https://www.mangalorean.com/strong-unions-are-pivotal-for-safety-of-healthcare-workers-and-patients/
Headline: Strong unions are pivotal for safety of healthcare workers and patients
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India
https://www.mid-day.com/articles/we-avoid-drinking-water-to-avoid-going-to-the-washroom/22989216
Headline: COVID-19: ‘We Avoid Drinking Water To Avoid Going To The Washroom’ Says Women Health Worker
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Ireland
Headline: Nurses say 80 patients waiting for bed at University Hospital Limerick
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Ireland
Headline: Nursing union slams Blackrock Clinic over pay rise delay
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Ireland
Headline: Nurses At UHL Report Highest Level Of Overcrowding Since Beginning Of Pandemic
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Ireland
Headline: ‘We need crisis intervention’: Nearly 70 patients on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick
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Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0914/1165060-covid-19/
Headline: 208 new cases of Covid-19, no further deaths confirmed
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Italy
Titolo: Asl 5 La Spezia: grave carenza di organico. NurSind pronto a dichiarare lo stato di agitazione
Headline: Asl 5 La Spezia: serious lack of staff. NurSind ready to declare a state of agitation
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Italy
Titolo: Policlinico di Catania, il Nursind: consentire astensione dal lavoro per le neo mamme e lavoratrici in gravidanza
Headline: Policlinico di Catania, the Nursind: allow time off from work for new mothers and pregnant workers
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Italy
Titolo: Sanità privata. Appello NurSind al Ministro Speranza. Se non firmano il contratto, vengano revocati gli accreditamenti
Headline: Private healthcare. NurSind appeal to Minister Speranza. If they do not sign the contract, the accreditations will be revoked
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Italy
Titolo: Medico va a lavorare con la febbre, ma ha il Covid. NurSind Alessandria: pronti ad agire a tutela degli operatori sanitari coinvolti
Headline: Doctor goes to work with a fever, but has Covid. NurSind Alessandria: ready to act to protect the health professionals involved
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Italy
Titolo: Denuncia del Nursind: “Ospedali stanno implodendo per carenza di organico”
Headline: Nursind complaint: “Hospitals are imploding due to staff shortages”
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Italy
https://www.nursetimes.org/nursind-ospedali-stanno-implodendo-per-carenza-di-organico/100408
Titolo: Nursind: “Ospedali stanno implodendo per carenza di organico”
Headline: Nursind: “Hospitals are imploding due to a shortage of staff”
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Italy
Titolo: Ospedale di Ivrea, Nursind: “Vecchio, poco funzionale e inidoneo all’emergenza”
Headline: Ivrea Hospital, Nursind: “Old, not very functional and unsuitable for emergency”
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Kenya
Titolo: Infermieri in scioperano bloccano tutti i servizi ospedalieri
Headline: Nurses on strike block all hospital services
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Kenya
Headline: Health Services Paralysed As Nairobi County Health Workers Remain On Strike
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Kenya
Headline: Panyako Castigates Senate Over Stalled County Revenue Formula
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New Zealand
Headline: More than 3400 health care workers across country will stop working for two hours as fight for pay continues
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New Zealand
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12365504
Headline: Covid 19 coronavirus: One in 10 cases was a healthcare worker doing their jobs, as unions call for a full independent investigation
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New Zealand
Headline: Progress on practice nurses’ pay parity claim: Three-way funding split on table
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Paraguay
Titular: Enfermero del Hospital Regional de CDE falleció allí por COVID-19
Headline: A nurse at the CDE Regional Hospital died there from COVID-19
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Paraguay
https://www.ultimahora.com/en-dos-semanas-dieron-positivo-230-enfermeras-n2905360.html
Titular: En dos semanas dieron positivo 230 enfermeras
Headline: In two weeks, 230 nurses tested positive
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Paraguay
Titular: COVID-19: Personal de enfermería alarmada por 311 infectadas y 2 enfermeras fallecidas, según el gremio
Headline: COVID-19: Nursing staff alarmed by 311 infected and 2 deceased nurses, according to the union
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Philippines
https://www.abante.com.ph/unahin-hinaing-ng-mga-nurse/
Filipino: Unahin hinaing ng mga nurse
Headline: Prioritize nurses’ grievances
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Philippines
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1334647/health-worker-group-slams-proposed-2021-doh-budget
Headline: Proposed 2021 DOH budget ‘too small’ – Alliance of Health Workers
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Philippines
https://manilastandard.net/mobile/article/334071
Headline: ‘DOH budget cut unhealthy’
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Philippines
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1335145/health-workers-group-slams-measly-2021-doh-budget
Headline: Health workers’ group slams measly 2021 DOH budget
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Philippines
https://www.bulatlat.com/2020/09/17/experts-advocates-push-for-higher-health-budget-econ-spending/
Headline: Experts, advocates push for higher health budget, econ spending
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Philippines
https://in.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-philippine-nurses-idINKBN26721D
Headline: Pandemic “hero” Filipino nurses struggle to leave home
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Philippines
Headline: Superheroes are no match against a local villain
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Philippines
Headline: Proposed 2021 national health budget uncaring, callous –FNU
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Portugal
Manchete: Enfermeiros açorianos manifestaram-se esta sexta feira e fazem greve em 28 e 29 de setembro
Headline: Azorean nurses demonstrated this Friday and strike on 28 and 29 September
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Portugal
Manchete: Centros Hospitalar Universitário do Porto e de São João em falta com os enfermeiros
Headline: University Hospitals of Porto and São João missing nurses
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South Africa
https://ewn.co.za/2020/04/06/lesotho-healthcare-workers-strike-over-covid-19-grievances
Headline: Lesotho healthcare workers strike over COVID-19 grievances
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South Africa
https://lestimes.com/health-professionals-strike-continues/
Headline: Health professionals’ strike continues
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South Africa
https://www.enca.com/news/covid-19-denosa-calls-ramaphosa-intervention
Headline: COVID-19: Denosa calls for Ramaphosa intervention
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South Africa
Headline: Nurses kicked out of residences to make space for returning Cuban-trained doctors
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South Africa
Headline: Nurses say Covid-19 has been tough, but ‘we never took an oath to die poor’
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South Africa
Headline: Govt using ‘endless delaying tactics’ to avoid increasing nurses’ salaries – Denosa
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South Africa
Headline: Zweli Mkhize launches strategy to protect health workers
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South Korea
http://bogun.nodong.org/xe/KHMU_Info/625608#0
Headline: The KHMU Launches a Struggle for Public Medical Service and to Strengthen the Public Nature of Medical Services.
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South Korea
http://bogun.nodong.org/xe/KHMU_Info/625601
Headline: President Na’s Meeting with Park, Neunghoo, the Minster of Health and Welfare
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Spain
Titular: SATSE: “La falta de enfermeras va a condicionar la asistencia sanitaria”
Headline: SATSE: “The lack of nurses will condition health care”
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Spain
https://www.lavozdecordoba.es/actualidad/2020/09/14/satse-infrahumanas/
Titular: SATSE subraya que las enfermeras “han sufrido unas condiciones casi infrahumanas”
Headline: SATSE emphasizes that nurses “have suffered almost inhuman conditions”
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Spain
Titular: Satse Salamanca denuncia falta de enfermeras y medidas de protección suficientes en las residencias de Servicios Sociales
Headline: Satse Salamanca denounces the lack of nurses and sufficient protection measures in the Social Services residences
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Spain
Titular: Satse reclama un ‘plus-Covid’ para los profesionales de residencias
Headline: Satse claims a ‘plus-Covid’ for residency professionals
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Spain
Titular: Enfermera escolar y Covid en las aulas: “Es la mejor arma y no la utilizan”
Headline: School nurse and Covid in the classrooms: “It’s the best weapon and they don’t use it”
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Spain
https://kaosenlared.net/madrid-sin-mas-enfermeras-las-restricciones-de-movilidad-no-seran-efectivas/
Titular: Madrid: Sin más enfermeras las restricciones de movilidad no serán efectivas
Headline: Madrid: Without more nurses, mobility restrictions will not be effective
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United Kingdom
Headline: RCN: Failure to address nursing shortages puts patients at risk
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United Kingdom
Headline: Wales’ nurses’ ‘urgent’ call to improve coronavirus testing
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United Kingdom
Headline: Coronavirus led to ‘care homes being treated like hospitals’
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United Kingdom
Headline: No patient safety without nurse safety, governments warned
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United Kingdom
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/we-cried-tears-pride-now-4510589
Headline: ‘We cried tears of pride, now they are tears of exhaustion’ – nurse silences crowd with powerful speech about the NHS in Bristol
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United States
Headline: Union prevails in Mission nurses’ election. National Nurses United to represent workforce
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United States
Headline: Landslide Vote by Nurses in North Carolina Delivers Biggest Hospital Unionization Win in US South in 45 Years
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United States
Headline: Asheville nurses union vote unprecedented in NC
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United States
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hr/nurses-at-hca-s-mission-health-vote-to-unionize.html
Headline: Nurses at HCA’s Mission Health vote to unionize
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United States
https://wlos.com/news/local/mission-hospital-nurses-asheville-vote-union-asheville
Headline: After months of debate, Mission Hospital nurses vote to unionize
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United States
https://www.wyff4.com/article/mission-hospital-nurses-vote-to-unionize/
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Headline: Mission Hospital nurses vote to unionize
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United States
Headline: Nurses Vote to Unionize at Mission Hospital in Asheville
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United States
https://peoplesworld.org/article/national-nurses-united-scores-landslide-win-in-north-carolina/
Headline: National Nurses United scores landslide win in North Carolina
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United States
https://theintercept.com/2020/09/17/north-carolina-nurses-union-hca-healthcare/
Headline: North Carolina nurses win union in landslide after bitter opposition
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United States
Headline: Minnesota hospital shooting comes year after nurses asked for more security
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United States
Headline: Maryland Hospital Violated Labor Law in Nurse Union Campaign
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United States
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/15/coronavirus-us-nurses-ppe-covid-19
Headline: ‘Just a matter of time’: nurses die as US hospitals fail to contain Covid-19
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United States
Headline: Palomar Health chief executive raise triggers outcry from nursing union
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United States
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/electioncoverage/88631
Headline: Jill Biden: RNs’ Plight During the Pandemic ‘A Disgrace’
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United States
https://mountainx.com/opinion/letter-encourage-nurses-union-to-improve-hospital-system/
Headline: Letter: Encourage nurses’ union to improve hospital system
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United States
https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/regional/article_e49258e4-f6db-11ea-aad3-179365eded66.html
Headline: Biden will be ‘most pro-union president since FDR,’ wife says at news conference
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United States
Headline: Georgia Daybook
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United States
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/osha-fines-3-hospital-systems-for-ppe-violations/585127/
Headline: OSHA fines 3 hospital systems for PPE violations
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United States
Headline: SLU hospital nurses call for better protection, notification in fight against COVID-19
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United States
Headline: INTERVIEW: Deborah Burger About The Discussion With Dr. Jill Biden & National Nurses United
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United States
Headline: Here Are the 50 ‘Most Egregious’ Ways Trump Has Attacked Workers While Falsely Claiming to Be Their Champion
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United States
Headline: Maryland hospital engaged in anti-union activities during nurse organizing campaign, NLRB rules
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United States
https://www.theunion.com/opinion/columns/paula-orloff-missing-from-mainstream-media/
Headline: Paula Orloff: Missing from mainstream media
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United States
Headline: Nurses protest salary increase for Palomar Health CEO amid layoffs, shortage of PPE
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United States
Headline: Hospitals, nursing homes fail to separate COVID patients, putting others at risk
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United States
Headline: 1,800 NC Nurses Win Biggest Union Drive in South in a Decade – 3,800 GE Workers Move to Strike in Louisville – Michigan Graduate Employees End Strike
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United States
Headline: Covid-19 Employer Vaccination Programs Could Be Sought by OSHA
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United States
Headline: New report lists the 50 ‘most egregious’ ways Trump has attacked workers after lying to their faces
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United States
Headline: HCA nurses in NC vote to unionize
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United States
https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/hca-mission-north-carolina-nurses-win-union-election/585506/
Headline: HCA nurse union win called ‘breakthrough’ in long-sought North Carolina
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United States
Headline: After Layoffs, Nurses Rally Against CEO’s Six-Figure Raise
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United States
https://abcnews.go.com/US/latino-nurses-push-covid-19-burnout-sleepless-nights/story?id=73001075
Headline: Latino nurses push through COVID-19 burnout, sleepless nights and lost loved ones
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United States
https://www.kfyrtv.com/2020/09/15/chi-st-alexius-nurses-finalize-contract/
Headline: CHI St. Alexius, nurses finalize contract
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United States
Headline: Bismarck nurses at CHI St. Alexius approve negotiated contract
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United States
Headline: ‘Hospitals are not a total safe zone’: Push continues for improved security after Edina shooting
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United States
Headline: Southdale Hospital shooting comes at time of high stress for health care workers
