Illinois press releases

Registered nurses at Community First Medical Center reach tentative agreement

Registered nurses at Community First Medical Center in Chicago are proud to have reached a tentative agreement on their first union contract.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

October 26, 2021

RNs at Community First issue 10-day notice for 3-day strike

The nurses have filed unfair labor practice charges against the hospital, charging that management has failed to engage in good faith bargaining with the union.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

October 18, 2021

Registered nurses at Community First to hold one-day strike

Registered nurses at Community First Medical Center in Chicago will hold a one-day unfair labor practice strike on Monday, July 26.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 24, 2021

Registered nurses at Community First issue 10-day notice to strike

Registered nurses at Community First Medical Center in Chicago have issued a 10-day strike notice to hospital management announcing they will hold a one-day strike on July 26, 2021.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 14, 2021

Cook County Health RNs overwhelmingly approve four-year labor contract with substantial gains to address chronic short staffing and improve patient care

Registered nurses at Cook County Health voted overwhelmingly this week to ratify a new four-year contract that includes substantial gains to address chronic short staffing. These gains will improve patient care and the recruitment and retention of nurses.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

July 3, 2021

Cook County RNs to hold one-day strike over staffing concerns that could jeopardize patient care

Registered nurses represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee who work at Cook County Health will hold a one-day strike Thursday, June 24, 2021.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

June 23, 2021

Cook County RNs and SEIU Local 73 workers issue strike notice

Registered nurses represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee, along with social workers and other employees represented by SEIU Local 73, who work at Cook County Health will hold a virtual press conference on Thursday, June 17 to announce they have issued a strike notice.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

June 16, 2021

Registered nurses and social workers with CountyCare demand Cook County Health stop putting them at unnecessary risk of exposure to Covid-19

CountyCare registered nurses and social workers say they are being put at unnecessary risk of exposure to Covid-19 by Cook County Health, which refuses to allow those exposed to Covid-19 to isolate and work remotely.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

May 18, 2021

RNs at Community First alert public to patient safety concerns during Covid-19 pandemic

Registered nurses at Community First Medical Center in Chicago will hold a virtual press conference and an in-person picket on Friday, April 23 to alert the public to a variety of alarming state and federal violations that nurses say jeopardize patient safety.

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

April 22, 2021

Community First Medical Center nurses hold vigil to demand optimal Covid-19 protections after OSHA investigation

Registered nurses at Community First Medical Center will hold a vigil tomorrow at 8 a.m. to demand stronger health and safety protections for Covid-19 at the hospital in the wake of two nurse deaths and an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United

February 23, 2021