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.
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The Illinois Nurses Union said they will give Howard Brown 10 days' notice if they move forward.
Nurses will vote to ratify the a contract this coming Tuesday.
The Illinois Nurses Association said nurses at UI Health authorized an open-ended strike last month, and walked off the job on Wednesday.
The nurses, represented by the Illinois Nurses Association had been on strike since last Monday.
The nurses hit the picket line Monday morning, accusing the hospital of unfair labor practices.
Hundreds of nurses at UI Health began a weeklong strike on Monday at the Near West Side hospital, a day after their contract expired.
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.
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.
The three-year deal was reached after nurses went on strike three times since August.
Nurses at the hospital had gone on strike three times since last August, asking for higher wages and better staffing.
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.
Thursday's strike started at 6:30 a.m. with a walkout and news conference.
The same nurses also went on strike twice last year at Ascension Saint Joseph in Joliet, amid a contract standoff with management.
Hundreds of nurses went on strike twice last year the most recent was in November.
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