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[Crain’s Chicago Business] Powerful nurses union slams Ascension outsourcing move

[Crain’s Chicago Business] Powerful nurses union slams Ascension outsourcing move

The Illinois Nurses Association is speaking out against nonprofit health system Ascension’s decision to outsource more than 100 clinicians at its Chicago hospitals to a staffing company owned by a private-equity firm, a move affected workers say has the potential to harm working conditions and patient safety.

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