nurses

Univ. of Chicago Medical Center nurses authorize strike

September 9, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

Some 67% of nurses told NNU surveyors a patient or a visitor threatened them, while 32% had been kicked and 28% had been hit or had an object – including chairs -- thrown at them.

Short staffing, security problems force Univ. of Chicago nurses onto info picket line

July 23, 2019 By PAI

Conditions are bad enough that NNU filed a formal complaint with state health and occupational safety officials earlier this year.

Nurses charge University of Chicago hospital with patient neglect

June 11, 2019 By Special to People’s World

Registered nurses are filing complaints with the Illinois Department of Public Health and OSHA against the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Baltimore’s John Hopkins Hospital says it will allow nurses to unionize

June 6, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

In a win for nurses, the world-renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has agreed to stop labor law-breaking.

What nurses really want

May 14, 2019 By Bonnie Castillo

Hint to employers: It ain't pizza and donuts.