Nurses at Prime Healthcare Hospitals in Chicago, Olympia Fields Go on 1-Day Strike

Chicago-area nurses holding one-day strike against Prime Healthcare

Nurses at a Chicago-area hospital run by Prime Healthcare are striking Thursday.

More than 400 nurses at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago go on one-day strike

Nurses at several Chicago-area hospitals owned by Prime Healthcare took action against their employer with a one-day strike at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital on Thursday and a protest at Olympia Fields Hospital.

Nurses at Prime Healthcare hospitals in Chicago, Olympia Fields go on 1-day strike

Mayor Brandon Johnson joined some Chicago nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth on the picket line Thursday.

Chicago-area nurses walk out as staffing, maternity care changes fuel concerns

Nurses are striking at two Chicago-area hospitals today, citing staffing concerns and contract disputes. Here's what to know.

Nurses demand immediate reinstatement of colleagues unlawfully suspended by Prime Healthcare for speaking up for patients at two of its Chicago hospitals

In gross violation of national labor laws, Prime Healthcare over the past week has retaliated against registered nurses for speaking up and fighting for their patients at two of its Chicago-area hospitals, suspending six nurses at Olympia Fields Hospital in Olympia Fields, Ill. and one nurse at Saint Francis Hospital in Chicago, Ill.

Rally supporters come out on behalf of Prime nurses and their right to organize - HF Chronicle

Despite the oppressive mid-day heat, about 30 nurses, with support from local elected officials, rallied Thursday, Sept. 3, at Olympia Fields Hospital to support nurses’ right to petition for union representation. Six nurses filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday, Aug. 24. By Friday of that week, the hospital placed them on administrative leave.  Nurses and their supporters gather on 203rd Street at the sout…