Loretto Hospital nurses vote to unionize

May. 30, 2012
A union that has been trying for a decade to gain a foothold among hospital nurses in Chicago has won an election to represent 144 of them in the Austin neighborhood.

Weekender: History, poetry and spooky Ukulele tunes

Oct. 21, 2011
Welcome to the Weekender!

Chicago nurses begin union vote

Jun. 29, 2011
Some nurses on Chicago’s Northwest Side have begun two days of voting in a closely watched union election.Since 2002, Council 31 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has been trying to organize thousands of employees at Resurrection Health Care, a nonprofit Roman Catho

Hospitals free to push breastfeeding—or not

May. 5, 2011
A new French study shows that breastfeeding may have lasting benefits for a child’s metabolism. Other studies suggest breastfeeding helps prevent infections, chronic diseases and obesity.

Venture: Nursing grads face tough job market

May. 2, 2011
Perhaps the biggest economic news this week will be the monthly report on unemployment, due out Friday.   Unemployment has been edging down – and that's sure to be something of a relief to worried college seniors.   But one group among those stressed-out graduates may surprise you.

Cook County nurses threaten strike

Dec. 23, 2010
Cook County’s health system says it will cut about 300 positions in fiscal 2011. But a nurses union is threatening to strike over the plan. The cash-strapped county’s Health and Hospitals System has been shrinking its payroll for years.