Nurses plan 1-day strike if talks make no progress

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Chicago Tribune
June 6, 2006

Cook County's nurses union on Monday announced plans for a one-day strike on June 23 if "substantial progress" is not made at the bargaining table.

The union, which represents 1,800 registered nurses throughout the county's public health system, said that after months of talks, critical issues of pay and workplace conditions remain unresolved.

Negotiators were expected to be back at the bargaining table Tuesday, according to an announcement from the National Nurses Organizing Committee/California Nurses Association.

County spokeswoman Chinta Strausberg said the two sides continue to make progress in negotiations, and the county hopes an equitable agreement can be reached.