Nurses at Olympia Fields Hospital strike against Prime Healthcare

Nurses from Prime Healthcare swapped stethoscopes for protest signs Tuesday, as thousands were on the picket line across the U.S.

• Sep 15

Chicago-area nurses holding one-day strike against Prime Healthcare

Nurses at two Chicago-area hospitals run by Prime Healthcare are striking on Thursday.

• Sep 3

Howard Brown Health nurses vote to authorize strike

The Illinois Nurses Union said they will give Howard Brown 10 days' notice if they move forward.

• Sep 3, 2025

UI Health nurses return to work as strike ends

Nurses will vote to ratify the a contract this coming Tuesday.

• Nov 17, 2024

University of Illinois Hospital nurses go on second strike since August

The Illinois Nurses Association said nurses at UI Health authorized an open-ended strike last month, and walked off the job on Wednesday.

• Nov 13, 2024

UI Health nurses close out strike

The nurses, represented by the Illinois Nurses Association had been on strike since last Monday.

• Aug 26, 2024

University of Illinois nurses begin weeklong strike at UI Health

The nurses hit the picket line Monday morning, accusing the hospital of unfair labor practices.

• Aug 19, 2024

UI Health nurses launch weeklong strike

Hundreds of nurses at UI Health began a weeklong strike on Monday at the Near West Side hospital, a day after their contract expired.

• Aug 19, 2024

University of Illinois nurses plan weeklong strike at UI Health starting Aug. 19

More than 1,300 University of Illinois nurses represented by the Illinois Nurses Association voted last week to authorize a strike at the Near West Side hospital.

• Aug 9, 2024

University of Illinois nurses authorize strike at UI Health on Near West Side

More than 1,300 nurses cast ballots last week, with nearly 98% voting to authorize a strike, over concerns about staffing and safety at the Near West Side hospital.

• Aug 6, 2024

Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital in Joliet ratify new contract

The three-year deal was reached after nurses went on strike three times since August.

• May 22, 2024

Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital reaches tentative deal to avoid another nurses' strike

Nurses at the hospital had gone on strike three times since last August, asking for higher wages and better staffing.

• May 13, 2024

University of Chicago Medicine nurses reach tentative deal, call off one-day strike

Approximately 2,800 nurses at University of Chicago Medicine had been preparing to walk off the job on Thursday over a dispute over staffing levels.

• Mar 11, 2024

Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph go on third strike within a year

Thursday's strike started at 6:30 a.m. with a walkout and news conference.

• Feb 8, 2024

500 nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph Joliet hospital plan third strike since August

The same nurses also went on strike twice last year at Ascension Saint Joseph in Joliet, amid a contract standoff with management.

• Jan 29, 2024

Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital to discuss new, final contract offer with Joliet nurses

Hundreds of nurses went on strike twice last year the most recent was in November.

• Jan 5, 2024

UChicago nurses, grad students demand contracts be settled

"We will not wait. We cannot wait. We need our fair benefits and we need them now."

• Dec 4, 2023