About 1,700 nurses at University of Illinois Health have reached a tentative deal with management after four days of striking.<\/p>\n
The nurses went on strike Wednesday morning, demanding a new contract with higher wages and improved safety conditions.<\/p>\n
They were prepared to strike indefinitely but reached a tentative agreement around midnight Saturday, according to an announcement from the Illinois Nurses Association.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur members have been deeply involved in these negotiations, from the drafting of language to watching our update calls week after week,\u201d veteran nurse Liz Flores said in the statement. \u201cThey knew what this staff and its patient community deserves and they were ready to fight for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The union is \u201cthrilled \u201cwith the deal they have reached, which features improvements to hospital safety protocols and an increase in wages. The proposed contract also includes an agreement between UI Health and its nurses to request the UI Health board increase parental leave for all workers.<\/p>\n
All 1,700 nurses will vote Tuesday on whether to accept the proposed agreement. In the meantime, nurses have called off their strike and returned to work Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe tentative agreement is the result of extensive discussions and negotiations by all parties and a commitment to reaching a fair and mutually beneficial contract,\u201d the health group said in a statement Sunday. \u201cIn the end, both sides worked to reach positions that are beneficial for staff, the University, the Hospital & Clinics, and, most importantly, our patients and community. \u201c<\/p>\n
Before Wednesday\u2019s strike, the nurses had been working without a contract since Aug. 18. Nurses went on a seven-day strike in August but were unsuccessful in reaching an agreement.<\/p>\n
The tentative agreement reached by UI Health nurses and management is a significant step forward in addressing the concerns of the nursing staff. The improved safety protocols and higher wages will benefit not only the nurses but also the patients they care for. We look forward to the results of the upcoming vote and the implementation of the new contract.<\/p>\n
Q: What are the key provisions of the tentative agreement?<\/strong> Q: When will the nurses vote on the proposed agreement?<\/strong> Q: When did the nurses return to work?<\/strong> Q: Was this the first strike by UI Health nurses?<\/strong> UI Health Nurses Reach Tentative Deal After 4-Day Strike Negotiations Yield Improved Safety Protocols and Higher Wages About 1,700 nurses at University of Illinois Health have reached a tentative deal with management after four days of striking. Background on the Strike The nurses went on strike Wednesday morning, demanding a new contract with higher wages […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5950","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b393ba6\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4032x2302+0+361\/resize\/1461x834!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fa9%2F5c%2F4b6e87af418d84a575aab27a5c8d%2Fimg-4153.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5950"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5950"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5952,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5950\/revisions\/5952"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nA: The agreement includes improvements to hospital safety protocols, an increase in wages, and an agreement to request the UI Health board increase parental leave for all workers.<\/p>\n
\nA: The nurses will vote on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\nA: The nurses returned to work Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
\nA: No, the nurses went on a seven-day strike in August but were unsuccessful in reaching an agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"