Rush University RNs Announce Union Election Filing, Press Conference

RNs at Rush University Medical Center Announce Union Election Petition

Registered nurses working at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago have planned a press conference on Thursday, April 9 at 11:30 a.m. This event is to reveal their recent action of filing a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on April 8, seeking a union election. This move has been organized by the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), which is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States.

The petition marks the largest union election filing in Chicago's health care sector and stands out as one of the largest filings across various industries in the city.

"We are proud to work at Rush and give our patients excellent care," expressed 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."

Event Details

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.

Nurses are looking forward to the election. Keeley Binion, RN in medical observation at Rush, stated, "We are so excited to file for a union election. 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."

The National Nurses Organizing Committee is part of National Nurses United, which boasts more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU's affiliates include the California Nurses Association, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, 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.

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