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