Illinois press releases

Registered Nurses to Return to University of Chicago Medical Center Saturday Morning Despite Lockout

Registered nurses will return to University of Chicago Medical Center tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 21, ready to go to work. They will be accompanied by community members, patients, and faith leaders who are expressing their solidarity with the nurses, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United. The nurses expect to be locked out of work by hospital management.

National Nurses Organizing Committee

September 20, 2019

University of Chicago Medical Center RNs to Hold One-Day Strike Over Patient Care and Safety Concerns

Registered nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) will hold a one-day strike on Sept. 20, 2019 to highlight their concerns about patient care at the hospital, announced National Nurses United Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) today. The nurses say chronic short staffing across the hospital, forced on-call hours, and nurses working outside of their areas of expertise puts patient safety at risk.

National Nurses Organizing Committee

September 10, 2019

Nurses at University of Chicago Medical Center Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize a Strike

Registered nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center voted by an overwhelming majority to authorize their nurse negotiators to call a one-day strike if the issues RNs have been raising in ongoing contract negotiations ...

National Nurses United /NNOC

August 30, 2019

Ingalls Nurses to Hold Press Conference to Announce Their Demand for Union Recognition from University of Chicago Medical Center

Registered nurses at University of Chicago Medical Center and UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial are holding a press conference on Friday, August 9, to announce their demand that the University of Chicago Medical Center recognize the Ingalls nurses majority support to unionize with National Nurses Organizing Committee.

National Nurses Organizing Committee

August 9, 2019

Nurses at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago Reach Tentative Agreement on Three-Year Contract

Registered nurses at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago, Ill. have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year collective bargaining contract with the hospital, announced National Nurses United Organizing Committee/National Nurses United(NNOC/NNU) today.

National Nurses United / NNOC

August 8, 2019

Nurses to Picket at University of Chicago Medical Center over Concerns about Patient Care and Safety

Registered nurses will hold an informational picket and rally Monday, July 22, 2019 at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) to inform the public of their concerns about patient care at the hospital, announced National Nurses United Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) today.

National Nurses United / NNOC

July 18, 2019

Town Hall Meeting to Call on Elected Officials to Challenge the Closure of Jackson Park OB-GYN Services

Registered nurses, doctors, and health care workers are convening a town hall meeting on Friday, June 21 to alert the public to growing maternal and infant public health concerns if Jac

National Nurses Organizing Committee

June 19, 2019

Nurses Charge University of Chicago Medical Center is Jeopardizing Patient Safety

Registered nurses are filing complaints with the Illinois Department of Public Health and OSHA

National Nurses Organizing Committee

June 10, 2019

May Day March, Rally and Action - Workers Demand University of Chicago End Unfair Labor Practices and Stop Union Busting Efforts

Registered nurses will join with other members of the University of Chicago Labor Council, and South Side community members for a May Day march to protest the university’s unfair labor practices, and union busting efforts, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) today. 

National Nurses United

April 29, 2019

Illinois RNs Applaud Lawmakers as They Move Gold-Standard Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Legislation to Full Assembly

Registered nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) applaud Illinois lawmakers for voting overwhelmingly to move the Safe Patient Limits Act (H.B. 2604) to the full assembly.

National Nurses Organizing Committee

March 27, 2019