Rush University nurses file petition for union election

RNs at Rush University Medical Center to hold press conference tomorrow

Registered nurses at Rush University Medical Center (Rush) in Chicago, Ill., will hold a press conference on Thursday, April 9 at 11:30 a.m., to announce filing a petition on April 8 with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a union election, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) today. NNOC is an affiliate of NNU, the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the country.

This is Chicago's largest filing on record for a union election in the health care sector, and one of the largest in any industry in the city.

"We are proud to work at Rush and give our patients excellent care," said Dan Hurowitz, RN in general medicine at Rush. "We know that by forming a union with National Nurses Organizing Committee, we can do even better for our patients."

Who: RNs at Rush University Medical Center, NNOC nurses, community members
What: Press conference
When: Thursday, April 9, 11:30 a.m.
Where: Rush University Medical Center, corner of S. Wood St. and W. Harrison St.

"We are so excited to file for a union election," said Keeley Binion, RN in medical observation at Rush. "Nurses are essential to patient care. We want to ensure that management prioritizes staffing and retention so we can give our patients the best care possible."

National Nurses Organizing Committee is an affiliate of National Nurses United, the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, National Nurses Organizing Committee, and New York State Nurses Association.

National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.