"Over the last 9 months, nurses have been protesting a federal regulation that they say would drive up student loan debt, exacerbate workforce shortages, and threaten patient access to care. Last week, they put their words into action by suing the Department of Education (DOE) over that rule."

https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nursing/121545

#healthcare #nurses #midwives #StudentLoans #courts #USpol

Nurse, PA Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Rule That Limits Graduate Loans

A rule set to take effect in July will exacerbate shortages and harm patients, they argue

MedpageToday

Industrial disputes & news - 3 June 2026

Inpex; City of Port Adelaide Enfield; Parks Victoria; Victorian Catholic school #teachers; Queensland Rail; SA public sector #nurses and #midwives; DXC; ACT public school teachers; DOF; BHP

(Thanks Sarah Missen)

https://disputesreport.substack.com/p/industrial-disputes-and-news-3-june

#labourmovement #organize #solidarity #strikes #unions

Industrial disputes & news - 3 June 2026

Inpex; City of Port Adelaide Enfield; Parks Victoria; Victorian Catholic school teachers; Queensland Rail; SA public sector nurses and midwives; DXC; ACT public school teachers; DOF; BHP & more

Disputes Report
I'm named after my great great grandmother. I celebrate her life, her courage, and I mourn that she died in childbirth giving birth to her 10th child. Unfortunately, women dying in childbirth is not a distant memory, something the world has solved. I cannot heal this wound alone, but I can do one small thing. I signed this petition today and I invite you to sign as well.
https://millionmore.org/petition/
Women deserve better. The world needs more midwives.
#feminism #midwives
Petition - One Million More Midwives

Together we can make it happen

I stand with #NHS midwives

Across our NHS, #midwives are routinely working shifts without rest breaks.

- Many are signed up to opt out of the #Working Time #Regulations, not freely, but because speaking up feels impossible.

- #Clinical #errors linked to #fatigue are not rare #accidents, they are what happens when a system asks too much of too few people for too long.

Sign:

https://the.organise.network/campaigns/network-i-stand-with-nhs-midwives-855842e35f5c5600

#SaveOurNHS #ToxicLabour #ToxicReform #ToxicTories #WorkHours

I stand with NHS midwives!

Midwives are working without rest breaks. Maternal deaths are at a 20-year high. Stand with midwives and demand the government acts now.

B.C. expanding scope of practice for midwives

Changes will allow midwives to prescribe medications to manage conditions, as well as the abortion pill

Port Alberni Valley News

Happy international day of the #midwife

I recognize it because I'd like to help bring awareness to the crucial role they play in our society.

Thank you #midwives

Internationaler Hebammentag 5.Mai - Dank geht raus an alle, die sich wie die Pflegenden die Nächte und die Wochenenden für die Familien um die Ohren schlagen #femalehealth #frauengesundheit #hebammen #midwives #GynZone
International Day of the Midwife

Midwives deliveressential sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health services across the world, but there are far too few of them. One million more of these crucial health workers would transform healthcare – and survival – for

United Nations Population Fund
Nurses, midwives in P.E.I. now under the same college after merger of two regulatory bodies
Island nurses and midwives are now overseen by a single regulatory body after two separate colleges merged to form the P.E.I. College of Nursing and Midwifery.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-nurses-midwives-regulatory-body-9.7151126?cmp=rss
Proposed law to expand midwives' scope of practice, boost recruitment
The New Brunswick government wants to expand the types of services midwives can provide, allow students to train in the province and add three new positions to the Midwifery Council of New Brunswick.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/midwifery-act-amendments-9.7147239?cmp=rss