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Reno nurses to hold picket at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 10 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Reno nurses to hold picket at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center
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Registered nurses at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center (SMRMC) in Reno, Nev., will hold an informational picket on Thursday, June 11, to protest the hospital administration's anti-union tactics and refusal to bargain a fair contract, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU).
Prime Healthcare unjustly terminated two registered nurses and active union leaders for lawful
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 10 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Reno nurses to hold picket at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center
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Registered nurses at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center (SMRMC) in Reno, Nev., will hold an informational picket on Thursday, June 11, to protest the hospital administration's anti-union tactics and refusal to bargain a fair contract, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU).
Prime Healthcare unjustly terminated two registered nurses and active union leaders for lawfulunion advocacy. Nurses demand that SMRMC and Prime Healthcare immediately reinstate the fired nurses and agree to contract measures that protect patients and invest in nursing staff. SMRMC nurses have been in negotiations for a new contract since July 2025; however, Prime's unwillingness to bargain fairly on key issues has stalled movement toward a new contract.
"SMRMC's unjust firing of two nurse leaders is in direct retaliation to our push for a fair contract that supports patient safety and nurse retention," said Rubell Peterson, RN in the telemetry unit. "This is a scare tactic to push nurses to accept an offer that does not adequately support us. Nurses are the reason why SMRMC won multiple awards for patient safety, but we won't stay if we experience retaliation and disrespect."
Who: Registered nurses at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center
What: Informational picket to demand a fair contract and reinstatement of wrongfully terminated nurse leaders
When: Thursday, June 11, 2026, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Where: Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center, corner of N. Arlington Ave. and 6th St.
"Nurses who work at Saint Mary's navigate so many challenges each day while trying to serve the members of our community in their most vulnerable moments," said Laura Parkhouse, RN in the telemetry unit. "Those challenges require nurses to lean on one another when we face difficulties. Prime must respect our right to stand together to protect our patients and one another without fear of retaliation."
NNOC represents 350 nurses at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center. Nurses notified their employer on June 1 that they would hold an informational picket. Previously, they held a one-day strike on Feb. 18 to urge management to invest in nursing staff and agree to a contract that provides safe staffing and a commitment to practices that recruit and retain nurses amid high nurse turnover.
Prime operates more than 50 hospitals across 15 states, employing 60,000 health care workers. Nurses at Prime-owned Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Ill., who have recently filed to join NNOC, will hold a one-day strike on June 11 to protest the administration's illegal firings of six nurses in retaliation for union activity.
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.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/reno-nurses-to-hold-picket-at-saint-marys-regional-medical-center
IATSE Commends Bipartisan Congressional Effort to Speed Up First Labor Contract Negotiations
NEW YORK, June 10 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release:
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IATSE Commends Bipartisan Congressional Effort to Speed Up First Labor Contract Negotiations
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) commends the bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives that voted today to pass the IATSE-endorsed Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA), including 210 Democrats and 20 Republicans. Led by Representative Donald Norcross (NJ-01), supporters of the bill used a Congressional
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NEW YORK, June 10 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release:
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IATSE Commends Bipartisan Congressional Effort to Speed Up First Labor Contract Negotiations
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) commends the bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives that voted today to pass the IATSE-endorsed Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA), including 210 Democrats and 20 Republicans. Led by Representative Donald Norcross (NJ-01), supporters of the bill used a Congressionalprocedure known as a discharge petition to force a vote on the legislation, bypassing the opposition of Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04) and House Republican leadership.
The FLCA mirrors a key provision of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to speed up first contracts for new unions. The bill would amend the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to require that employers must begin bargaining within 10 days of a successful union election. Under the proposed FLCA, if parties fail to reach an agreement within 90 days, the dispute proceeds to mediation and, if necessary, binding arbitration to secure an initial contract. Under current law, there is no deadline for reaching a first contract, allowing employers to drag out negotiations and deny workers the wages, benefits, and protections they voted to secure.
"This successful vote on the Faster Labor Contracts Act shows that even in a Washington where corporate interests wield inordinate sway, workers and our allies in Congress can still organize and win," said IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb. "Too often, employers stall first contract negotiations to wear workers down and deprive them of their rights. While this legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate, it represents an important step toward securing the necessary reforms contained within the PRO Act. IATSE is grateful to Reps. Norcross, Stauber, and every member of Congress who stood with workers on this issue."
Timely first contracts are particularly important for entertainment workers, whose livelihoods often depend on moving from job to job. Securing a first contract quickly can be critical before a motion picture production wraps or a theater season ends. Delays in bargaining can mean missing out on the industry standards and protections we fight for. IATSE will keep fighting for the FLCA and the full slate of PRO Act reforms to restore balance and power to America's workers.
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Original text here: https://iatse.net/iatse-commends-bipartisan-congressional-effort-to-speed-up-first-labor-contract-negotiations/
Battle in Ohio
WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Union] -- The Transport Workers Union of America issued the following news release:
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Battle in Ohio
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TWU International Actively Assisting Local 1 as Members Fight the Bosses in Akron.
Akron Metro's Bus Operators and other transit workers voted 294 to 2 to reject an "insulting and outrageous" three-year contract proposal that includes two years without raises. The proposal would also force TWU Local 1 families to pay $2,000 more annually for healthcare.
The vote, tallied on Tuesday, June 9, brought TWU Local 1 closer to a possible bus strike that would
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WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Union] -- The Transport Workers Union of America issued the following news release:
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Battle in Ohio
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TWU International Actively Assisting Local 1 as Members Fight the Bosses in Akron.
Akron Metro's Bus Operators and other transit workers voted 294 to 2 to reject an "insulting and outrageous" three-year contract proposal that includes two years without raises. The proposal would also force TWU Local 1 families to pay $2,000 more annually for healthcare.
The vote, tallied on Tuesday, June 9, brought TWU Local 1 closer to a possible bus strike that wouldidle buses that now carry 22,000 daily riders in Akron and surrounding communities.
A state arbitrator issued the non-binding contract proposal on June 5. The Akron Metro Board accepted it Monday night, June 8, with one dissenting vote.
"My members are irate and more united than ever," Local 1 President Wayne Cole said. "This proposal is insulting, outrageous, and 100% unacceptable. By endorsing this proposal, Akron Metro threw a whole lot of fuel onto the fire."
Local 1 represents 315 Bus Operators, Vehicle Service Operators, and Clerical Workers at the transit agency. Their contract with Akron Metro expired in 2024.
Here are the details of the proposed three-year agreement effective June 2024:
* ZERO raise for 2024. No retroactive raises.
* ZERO raise 2025. No retroactive raises.
* 300% increase for family health insurance.
* 4% raise for 2026 - almost entirely wiped out by higher insurance premiums. The typical Bus Operator with a family would pay $2,075 more a year annually for healthcare
With the higher insurance costs, the real wage increase for a Bus Operator with a family would be less than 1%. A proposed $3,500 lump-sum payment is a one-time gimmick that does not increase workers' hourly rates, union officers said. Much of it would be gobbled up by taxes.
"The full force and capabilities of the International Transport Workers Union, with 165,000 members nationwide, are being deployed to defend our hardworking blue-collar members in Akron against this vicious attack on their livelihoods," TWU International President John Samuelsen said. "It's unbelievable that the Democratic officials who control the Akron Metro Board and transit agency would declare war on working families like this. The party is looking to regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Beating up on transit workers in Ohio is appalling on a human level but also is the equivalent of political malpractice."
Workers are incensed that they've gone three years without a raise while Akron-Metro CEO Dawn Distler not only received annual raises, but bonus payments totaling more than $70,000.
After the vote, TWU International TUUS Division Director Willie Brown said the TWU would plan for a strike authorization vote. That would empower Local 1 leaders to call a walkout at a time of their choosing. They would have to give 10-days' notice before walking off the job under Ohio law.
The International has been very active assisting Local 1, holding strike training sessions, attending membership meetings to give them updates, creating a webpage and running a media campaign including television and print newspaper ads blasting Akron Metro bosses for their mistreatment of workers. International President John Samuelsen, Secretary-Treasurer Jerome Lafragola and others have made trips to Ohio to give advice and direction.
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Original text here: https://www.twu.org/battle-in-ohio/
Amazon TOM Team Drivers from MCI9 Facility Join Teamsters
WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Amazon TOM Team Drivers from MCI9 Facility Join Teamsters
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Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org
(LIBERTY, Mo.) - Dozens of Transportation Operations Management (TOM) Team drivers at Amazon's MCI9 facility have joined Teamsters Local 41, becoming the second group of semi-truck and tractor-trailer drivers at the company to organize with the Teamsters.
"TOM Team drivers are just as important to Amazon's operation as warehouse
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WASHINGTON, June 10 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Amazon TOM Team Drivers from MCI9 Facility Join Teamsters
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Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org
(LIBERTY, Mo.) - Dozens of Transportation Operations Management (TOM) Team drivers at Amazon's MCI9 facility have joined Teamsters Local 41, becoming the second group of semi-truck and tractor-trailer drivers at the company to organize with the Teamsters.
"TOM Team drivers are just as important to Amazon's operation as warehouseworkers and last-mile drivers. That's why this company is trying everything it can to stop our momentum," said Randy Korgan, Director of the Teamsters Amazon Division. "But Amazon can't stop workers who come together to demand respect. No matter where or how big a facility is, Teamsters will be there to fight alongside the workers responsible for making Amazon the world's wealthiest retailer."
"Local 41 is ecstatic to welcome MCI9 drivers," said Joseph Monslow, President of Local 41. "Amazon is the biggest threat to working-class prosperity out there, and Local 41 looks forward to our new brothers and sisters winning their first union contract."
Amazon TOM Team drivers transport freight across Amazon properties and facilities before last-mile deliveries. Amazon Teamsters at MCI9 are fighting for better pay, respect from management, and an end to Amazon's arbitrary process of implementing policies and work rules that constantly change.
"Amazon will randomly change our work policies and then unfairly discipline us without warning," said Glenn Watford, a new member of Local 41 from MCI9. "No worker should have their livelihood threatened because management failed to do its job. The only way we can protect ourselves and force Amazon to treat us with respect is with a Teamsters contract."
MCI9 Amazon Teamsters join CDL drivers at the SDF9 facility in Shepherdsville, Ky., and over 10,000 Amazon Teamsters nationwide in the fight to unionize Amazon.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents over 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2026/06/amazon-tom-team-drivers-from-mci9-facility-join-teamsters/
Workers and Advocacy Groups Challenge DHS's Illegal Warrantless Arrest Policy
KEENE, California, June 9 [Category: Union] -- The United Farm Workers issued the following news release:
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Workers and Advocacy Groups Challenge DHS's Illegal Warrantless Arrest Policy
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DHS practice amounts to "arrest people and ask questions later."
LOS ANGELES - On Monday, a year after federal immigration agents launched sweeping raids across Southern California, three plaintiff organizations in Vasquez Perdomo v. Mullin moved for a preliminary injunction to stop the government's illegal and ongoing practice of warrantless arrests.
The motion argues that agents continue to make
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KEENE, California, June 9 [Category: Union] -- The United Farm Workers issued the following news release:
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Workers and Advocacy Groups Challenge DHS's Illegal Warrantless Arrest Policy
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DHS practice amounts to "arrest people and ask questions later."
LOS ANGELES - On Monday, a year after federal immigration agents launched sweeping raids across Southern California, three plaintiff organizations in Vasquez Perdomo v. Mullin moved for a preliminary injunction to stop the government's illegal and ongoing practice of warrantless arrests.
The motion argues that agents continue to makearrests without first establishing that the people they arrest are likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained, as required by federal law.
"Since last summer, the government has based its violent deportation machine on an illegal policy: arrest people and ask questions later," said Stephanie Padilla, staff attorney at the ACLU Foundation of Southern California. "Today's filing asks a federal judge to stop the unlawful practice now."
Courts in Colorado, Illinois, and Washington D.C. have already blocked similar warrantless arrest practices yet the practices continue throughout Southern California.
DHS's mass warrantless arrest policy violates both the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Administrative Procedure Act.
"Farm workers across California's Central District are going to work in the fields and greenhouses every morning without knowing if they will come home that night," said Teresa Romero, president of UFW, a plaintiff in the case. "These hard working people fear unjust detention or deportation simply because of the color of their skin, the language they speak, or the type of job they work. The Trump administration's racist raids and sweeps violate the rights and liberties America was founded on and threaten the workers America is fed by. This must end now, for the sake of our families, our food, and our constitution.
Residents, workers, and advocacy groups sued DHS last July alleging unconstitutional stop and detention practices based on contrived enforcement quotas.
"Federal law unequivocally requires case-by-case, fact-based determinations before civil immigration arrests can be carried out without a warrant," said Armando Gudino, executive director of Los Angeles Worker Center Network (LAWCN), a plaintiff in the case. "It does not authorize sweeping assumptions that entire communities are likely to flee, and constitutional and legal protections must be fully upheld for every person."
The suit was originally brought by five individual Latino workers and three membership organizations-LAWCN, United Farm Workers (UFW), and the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)-as well as Immigrant Defenders Law Center, a legal services provider.
The plaintiffs are represented by the ACLU SoCal, UC Irvine School of Law Immigrant and Racial Justice Solidarity Clinic, National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, Public Counsel, Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin, ACLU Foundations of Northern California and San Diego & Imperial Counties, Hecker Fink LLP, Martinez Aguilasocho Law, Inc., CHIRLA, and Immigrant Defenders Law Center.
Read the motion: https://www.aclusocal.org/app/uploads/2026/06/529-Notice-of-Motion-and-Motion-for-Preliminary-Injunction-re-Warrantless-Arrests.pdf
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Original text here: https://ufw.org/workers-and-advocacy-groups-challenge-dhss-illegal-warrantless-arrest-policy/
NALC participates in second House Congressional Postal Caucus roundtable
WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news:
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NALC participates in second House Congressional Postal Caucus roundtable
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Today, NALC participated in the House Congressional Postal Service Caucus's second stakeholder roundtable, which served as a follow-up to the first labor-focused roundtable in March that the union also took part in. NALC Chief of Staff Kori Blalock participated, bringing strategic guidance on the ways Congress can take action to support the nation's letter carriers, who are central to a strong,
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WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news:
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NALC participates in second House Congressional Postal Caucus roundtable
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Today, NALC participated in the House Congressional Postal Service Caucus's second stakeholder roundtable, which served as a follow-up to the first labor-focused roundtable in March that the union also took part in. NALC Chief of Staff Kori Blalock participated, bringing strategic guidance on the ways Congress can take action to support the nation's letter carriers, who are central to a strong,financially independent Postal Service network now and into the future.
The Postal Caucus chairs, Reps. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) and Jack Bergman (R-MI), were joined by fellow caucus members Reps. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) and Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), who asked panelists to discuss the role of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), the Delivering for America plan, and most importantly, the Postal Service's long-term outlook.
While the first roundtable was focused on labor priorities, this second roundtable comprised other stakeholders such as those from the PRC, Easypost, Envelope Manufacturers, PostCom, C21 Postal Coalition and Postal Supervisors to discuss their views.
During the panel, Blalock emphasized the shared goal of all stakeholders in working to ensure a strong service-oriented postal network that serves 170 million delivery points six-and sometime seven-days a week. NALC strongly emphasized the direct correlation between service and financial stability, highlighting that protecting service begins with investing in the Postal Service's infrastructure-namely letter carriers and postal employees, vehicles and technology. NALC's central focus was for stakeholders to work together on viable, bipartisan reforms, including a better investment strategy for USPS retiree health and pension funds, increasing the agency's borrowing authority and fairly recalculating USPS's Civil Service Retirement System pension obligations.
"If you want service to get better, we must collectively focus on legislation to address these core issues," Blalock said.
Blalock emphasized that NALC appreciates every opportunity to engage in these important conversations and is committed to continue leading the fight to pass meaningful, bipartisan financial reforms and will work with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the best path forward.
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Original text here: https://www.nalc.org/news/nalc-updates/nalc-participates-in-second-house-congressional-postal-caucus-roundtable
Chicago nurses ready for one-day strike at Prime Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 9 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Chicago nurses ready for one-day strike at Prime Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital
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Nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago are prepared for their one-day strike on June 11 to protest the administration's illegal firings of six nurses in retaliation for union activity, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU).
Nurses at the hospital are in the process of organizing a union represented by NNOC/NNU and are outraged that Prime
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 9 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Chicago nurses ready for one-day strike at Prime Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital
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Nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago are prepared for their one-day strike on June 11 to protest the administration's illegal firings of six nurses in retaliation for union activity, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU).
Nurses at the hospital are in the process of organizing a union represented by NNOC/NNU and are outraged that Primemanagement has unlawfully terminated experienced nurses. Nurses say their ultimate goal is patient advocacy that improves their hospital and have filed an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding the firings.
Who: Registered nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital
What: One-day ULP strike against illegal firings
When: Picketing begins at 7 a.m., rally at 9 a.m.
Where: Saint Mary of Nazareth, 2233 W Division St., Chicago; at the corner of W. Division St. and N. Oakley Blvd.
"We're unionizing to have a voice at our hospital. Unfortunately, Prime seems eager to try to silence us," said Maria Russ, RN at Saint Mary's. "That's unacceptable. Nurses are patient advocates every day, and that means standing up when nurses are fired for unionizing, which we know will benefit us and our patients."
"We're already short staffed on so many units," said Kyle Schutter, RN in Saint Mary's emergency department. "But when nurses try to get organized to demand better from management, we're met with these illegal firings. Prime wants to crush our union now, but our strike is going to show them it's already too late."
Saint Mary's nurses filed for their certified union election with the NLRB on May 20 and held a public rally on May 27 to protest Prime management's retaliatory union busting.
Nurses previously gave ten-days' notice of their strike following an overwhelming show of support from nurses.
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.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/chicago-nurses-ready-for-one-day-strike-at-prime-saint-mary-of-nazareth-hospital
