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The University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System (UI Health) is the University of Illinois Chicago’s academic and clinical health enterprise. UI Health and the Illinois Nurses Association (INA), the union representing nurses employed by the University of Illinois Hospital, are currently negotiating a successor contract for registered nurses.

Negotiations began on June 18, 2024.

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Tentative agreement reached with INA
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Dear UI Health— We are pleased to share that the University has reached a tentative contract agreement with the Illinois Nurses Association (INA). The INA tentative agreement is for a 4-year contract from…
INA strike effective Wed., Nov. 13 at 7 a.m.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Dear UI Health— Effective Wed., Nov. 13, at 7 a.m., registered nurses represented by the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) have decided to go on strike for an undetermined period. We are disappointed that…
Staff expectations during a strike
Monday, November 11, 2024
Dear UI Health— The University is in contract negotiations with the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) over a collective bargaining agreement for INA Staff & Administrative Nurses. In the event of a work stoppage,…
Update: Session 45
Friday, November 8, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person without the mediator. The joint session began with UIC’s and the INA’s lead negotiators discussing…
Internal disaster declaration, incident command activation
Friday, November 8, 2024
Dear UI Health— We continue negotiations with the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) and remain hopeful that we will soon reach a mutually acceptable agreement. Negotiation sessions with the INA are confirmed for the…
Update: Session 44
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person without the mediator. The joint session began with UIC’s and INA’s lead negotiators discussing options…
Update: Session 43
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person without the mediator. The joint session began with UIC’s and the INA’s lead negotiators discussing…
Update: Session 42
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person without the mediator. The joint session began with UIC’s lead negotiator presenting their counters to…
Update on potential work stoppage
Friday, November 1, 2024
Dear UI Health— Today, we learned the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) filed a 10-day notice of intent to strike for an undetermined period beginning at 7 am on Wednesday, Nov. 13, for the nurses…
Update on UI Health nurses potential work stoppage
Thursday, October 31, 2024
UIC and UI Health community, Despite progress in ongoing negotiations, members of the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) representing registered nurses at UI Health have voted to authorize a potential second strike. While this…
Update on potential work stoppage
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Dear UI Health— Last week, the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) initiated a vote to authorize a strike. On Monday, Oct. 28, the UI Health Negotiation Team received notice that the INA has enough votes to authorize…
Update: Session 41
Monday, October 28, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person without the mediator. The joint session began with the INA presenting their counters related to…
Update: Session 40
Friday, October 25, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person without the mediator. The joint session began with UIC’s lead negotiator presenting their counters related…
Update: Session 39
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person with the mediator. The joint session began with both parties discussing scheduling additional sessions in…
Proposed Compensation Increases Across-the-Board Salary Increases: Year 1: 2.75%, Year 2: 2%, Year 3: 2%, Year 4: 2% Average Annual Salary Increase: 4% (when combined with anniversary increases) Total Average Salary Increase: 15.9% (over the proposed four-year contract) FY24 Safety Improvements 40% Decrease: Hospital-reported employee injuries 20% Decrease: Hospital workplace violence incidents 50% Decrease: Adult Inpatient Psych workplace violence incidents 25% Decrease: Emergency Department workplace violence incidents
Valuing our UI Health nurses
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Dear Nursing Colleagues— As we continue our negotiations with the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) representatives, we want to emphasize our commitment to providing top-of-the-market compensation and creating a safe work and care environment...
Update: Session 38
Monday, October 14, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person without the mediator. The joint session began with UIC’s lead negotiator presenting their counters related…
Update: Session 37
Friday, October 11, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person with the mediator present. The joint session began with UIC’s lead negotiator presenting their counters…
Update: Session 36
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person without the mediator. The joint session began with the INA presenting their counters related to…
Update: Session 35
Monday, October 7, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties mutually agreed to take the full day in caucus to work on counter proposals.
Update: Session 34
Friday, October 4, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person with the mediator present. The joint session began with a presentation from Nicholas Haubach, chief…
Update: Session 33
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person with the mediator present. The joint session began with a discussion related to the acuity…
Update: Session 32
Monday, September 30, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met virtually with the mediator present. The joint session began with the INA presenting their counters to incentive…
Update: Session 31
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person with the mediator present. The joint session began with a discussion about acuity plus. UIC…
Update: Session 30
Monday, September 23, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met virtually with the mediator present. The joint session began with the INA presenting their counters to staff…
Update: Session 29
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person with the mediator present. The joint session began with the INA presenting their counters to…
Update: Session 28
Monday, September 16, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met virtually with the mediator present. The joint session began with UIC’s presentation related to float tracks and…
Update: Session 27
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person with the mediator present. The joint session began with guest nurses speaking about being on…
Update: Session 26
Monday, September 9, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met virtually with the mediator present. The joint session began with UIC presenting their counters related to union…
Update: Session 25
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person with the mediator present. The joint session began with the INA presenting their counter related…
Update: Session 24
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met virtually with the mediator present. The joint session began with the INA presenting their counter related to…
Update: Session 23
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met virtually with the mediator present. The joint session began with the INA presenting their counter related to…
Update: Session 22
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person with the mediator present. When the joint session began, the INA presented their counters related…
Update: Session 21
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met virtually with the mediator present. The session began in caucus, when the joint session began, the Health…
Update: Session 20
Monday, August 26, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person with the mediator present. The session began in caucus, when the joint session began, both…
Message to Staff: INA Strike Update, RNs have Returned to Work
Monday, August 26, 2024
Dear UI Health— Today — Monday, Aug. 26 — registered nurses (RNs) represented by the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) have returned to work following a seven-day strike. Although we have continued negotiations, we…
Message to Staff: INA Strike Update, RNs Expected to Return to Work Monday, Aug. 26
Sunday, August 25, 2024
Dear UI Health— On Monday, Aug. 26, registered nurses (RNs) represented by the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) are expected to return to work following a seven-day strike. Although we have continued negotiations, we…
Message to Staff: INA Strike Update, LPNs Expected to Return to Work Saturday, Aug. 24
Friday, August 23, 2024
Dear UI Health— On Saturday, Aug. 24, licensed practical nurses (LPNs) represented by the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) are expected to return to work following a five-day strike. (INA-represented registered nurses are expected…
Update: Session 19
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person with the mediator present during the INA RN seven-day strike. The joint session began with…
Media Statement: INA Strike Update
Monday, August 19, 2024
The Illinois Nurses Association (INA), the union representing more than 1,700 registered nurses and licensed practical nurses at the University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics, is on strike beginning Monday, Aug. 19, at…
Message to Staff: INA Strike Effective Monday, Aug. 19, at 7 a.m.
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Dear UI Health— Effective Monday, Aug. 19, at 7 am, registered nurses and licenses practical nurses represented by Illinois Nurses Association (INA) will go on strike. We are disappointed that despite progress in…
Message to Staff: Temporary Restraining Order Entered for INA Strike
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Dear UI Health— Yesterday, a temporary restraining order (TRO) was entered against the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) to prevent certain INA-represented registered nurses from striking beginning Monday, Aug. 19. On Aug. 8, the…
Media Statement: Temporary Restraining Order Entered for INA Strike
Saturday, August 17, 2024
The University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics recently filed a verified complaint seeking a court order to enjoin certain critical care nurses represented by the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) from striking in the…
Update: Session 18
Friday, August 16, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person with the mediator present. The joint session began with INA presenting their counters related to…
Update: Session 17
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties attempted to meet in person again, but due to extenuating circumstances the parties met virtually with the mediator…
Update: Session 16
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties attempted to meet in person, but due to extenuating circumstances the parties met virtually with the mediator present.…
Message to Staff: UI Health receives intent to strike from Illinois Nurses Association
Monday, August 12, 2024
UIC and UI Health community,  Despite progress in ongoing negotiations, the Illinois Nurses Association has filed a 10-day notice of intent to strike beginning as soon as Monday, Aug. 19. UI Health and…
Media Statement: UI Health's Response to INA 10-day Notice of Intent to Strike
Friday, August 9, 2024
Today, UI Health learned the Illinois Nurses Association (INA) filed a 10-day notice of intent to strike with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. In informing UI Health of this action, the INA…
Update: Session 15
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person on August 8, 2024. In the joint session with the mediator, UIC presented four counters to…
Update: Session 14
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person on August 7, 2024. The INA bargaining team presented two counters related to governance of sick…
Media Statement: UI Health's Response to INA Strike Vote
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
The University of Illinois Hospital, the only state hospital in Illinois, is committed to providing high-quality clinical care to Illinois residents. We value the critical role our nurses and other health care professionals…
Update: Session 13
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met virtually on August 6, 2024. Back in the joint session with the mediator, UIC presented their counter to…
Update: Session 12
Monday, August 5, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person on August 5, 2024. INA started the session by informing the UIC bargaining team that they…
Update: Session 11
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met virtually with the mediator on July 30, 2024. UIC responded with a counter for INA’s proposal related…
Update: Session 10
Monday, July 29, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person on July 29, 2024. Upon return from caucus the INA presented proposals related to Acuity…
Update: Session 9
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person on July 18, 2024.  The parties started in caucus and upon return to the bargaining…
Update: Session 8
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person on July 17, 2024.  The parties started in caucus and upon return to the bargaining…
Update: Session 7
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person on July 16, 2024.  The meeting began with the INA and UI Health having a…
Update: Session 6
Monday, July 15, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met virtually on July 15, 2024.  UIC responded with a counter for INA’s proposal on schedules. The INA…
Update: Session 5
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person on July 10, 2024.  The meeting began with the INA introducing two new proposals for…
Update: Session 4
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met on July 2, 2024, for a full-day remote session.   The meeting began with UIC responding to INA’s…
Update: Session 3
Monday, July 1, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person on July 1, 2024, for a full-day in-person session.  The meeting began with the INA…
Update: Session 2
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Negotiations resumed on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met virtually on June 25, 2024, for a full-day session. The meeting began with both parties in caucus; the…
Update: Session 1
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Negotiations begin on a successor contract for the INA RN collective bargaining agreement. The parties met in person on June 18, 2024, for a full-day session.  The meeting commenced with an introduction of the bargaining teams…