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Sep 12, 2020
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[NBC Chicago] Nurses at University of Illinois Hospital Go on Strike After Contract Talks Break Down
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More than 800 nurses at the University of Illinois Hospital are hitting the picket lines Saturday after marathon negotiations failed to yield a new contract between the nurses’ union and hospital officials this week. The Illinois Nurses Association, which represents more than 1,400 nurses at the hospital, announced that a seven-day strike would commence at 7 a.m. Saturday, with at…
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