Organize Your Workplace
As a member-driven organization, the Illinois Nurses Association can help give you the tools to organize a union at your workplace. Together, we will fight for better job protections, fair working conditions, and livable wages for everyone!
While our union was founded on the principle of representing Registered Nurses (RNs) in the workplace, we realized that workers would have more power in their hospitals, clinics, and workplaces if we were able to unionize all job titles in healthcare. From medical assistants and physicians assistants to janitorial staff and lawyers, we’re happy to talk to anyone that works in healthcare about forming a union.
If you’d like help making changes at your workplace, please contact your local INA union staff or fill out the form below:
What Happens Next?
- You fill out the form
Share with us the problems you are encountering at your workplace and the changes you want to see. - Set an appointment with an organizer
We will connect you with the resources to help you win the changes you want to see at work. - Fight for your rights and win
Together, you and your coworkers can successfully demand and win necessary protections at your workplace with INA.
Why Organize?
Take a moment to ask yourself…
- Is your facility truly patient-focused? Or has the delivery of health care become more about the corporate bottom-line?
- Do you feel your efforts to provide quality patient care and your contributions to the facility are valued by administration?
- Are units understaffed and do requests for adequate staffing go unheeded?
- Do you feel like you and your coworkers are earning a living wage and will be able to afford to retire?
Your answers to these questions may indicate that change is needed at your facility to protect both you and the patients you serve.
For more than 50 years, INA has helped nurses bring about positive change for themselves, their co-workers, and their patients. As the nurses’ union in Illinois, we know how to work with RNs to create an environment where their contributions are valued.
Workplace Safety
You deserve a safe workplace, including universal access to necessary equipment and training, full PPE, and robust workplace safety protocols.
Just Compensation
You deserve a living wage, hazard pay for the risks you take at work, paid sick leave so you can continue to pay the bills if you get sick, and guaranteed healthcare so you can get the care you need and deserve.
Dignity and Respect
You deserve dignity and respect, which means freedom from harassment, discrimination, and intimidation at work, adequate shift hours, and regular schedules so you can lead full lives in and out of work.
