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Our union’s fights and priorities in the news across the state:

[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…
Aug 14, 2024
[Chicago Tribune] More than 1,300 University of Illinois nurses vote to authorize strike
A strike date has not yet been set, and a strike could still be averted. The nurses and health system have several more bargaining dates scheduled for this week.
Aug 14, 2024
[Chicago Sun-Times] More than 1,700 University of Illinois nurses to go on 7-day strike later this month
Among the group’s demands are higher wages to meet rising costs of living, lower staff-to-patient ratios and an increase in paid parental leave from the current six weeks.
Aug 14, 2024
[Chicago Tribune] After two strikes, Howard Brown Health workers ratify contract
After a year and a half of negotiations and two strikes, a union representing 360 workers at Howard Brown has approved its first contract with the health care provider. The…
May 2, 2024
[Herald-News] Ascension Joliet hospital nurses to picket as contract talks resume
Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet hospital invite the public to join their next information picket Wednesday, which will be held at almost the one-year mark since union contract negotiations started….
Apr 29, 2024
[Windy City Times] Howard Brown reaches tentative agreement with union after 1.5 years of contentious negotiations
Howard Brown Health has reached a tentative agreement with its union, after a year and a half of negotiations that included two workers strikes. The Illinois Nurses Association, which represents…
Apr 19, 2024
[Chicago Sun-Times] National Labor Relations Board files complaint against Howard Brown Health
In July the regional office of the NLRB found merit in accusations against Howard Brown by union members alleging the organization bargained in bad faith amid layoffs last year. The…
Mar 12, 2024
[WJOL] Joliet Nurses Bring Four-Day Strike To A Close
After three days of picketing the nurses of Ascension St. Joseph hospital wind down their strike with a big group potluck. The nurses at Ascension St. Joseph in Joliet will…
Feb 12, 2024
[ABC 7 Chicago] Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital in Joliet on strike for 3rd time since last August
JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) — For the third time since August, nurses at Ascension St. Joseph are taking to the picket line… over unfair labor practices, they said after failing to reach…
Feb 8, 2024