Collective Agreement For Nurses In Illinois
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Mennonite College of Nursing has faculty and staff fiercely dedicated to the success of its students. MCN prelicensure graduates consistently achieve a high NCLEX pass rate—about 95-96% year after year, beating the state and national averages, which were 82% in 2021.
Job opportunities for nurses in Illinois are robust and are projected to grow, with salaries varying based on education, experience, specialty and location.
Based on the 2020 RN workforce report prepared by the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center, Illinois will face a shortage of nearly 15,000 RNs by 2025.
Illinois boasts 129,390 employed registered nurses, which equals 21.99 RNs per 1,000 jobs. The concentration of RNs in Illinois is above the national average.
For more than 50 years, Illinois Nurses Association members have brought about positive change for themselves, their co-workers, and their patients. As a leading healthcare union in Illinois, we know how to work with you to create an environment where your contributions are valued.
Unions and collective bargaining more broadly seek to negotiate better terms for their members. Usually, this concerns wages, working conditions, job security, and other resources or professional opportunities (Kochan et al., 2019). In many ways, nursing unions resemble organized labor in other sectors.
The Department of Public Health Registered nurses have been organized with the Illinois Nurses Association since the early 1960's, initially through a Memorandum of Understanding and eventually as a collective bargaining unit.
NNU is the only labor union that also acts as a real professional association for bedside RNs. The ANA is great for RN administrators. NNU's presidents constitutionally have to remain practicing bedside RNs.
Forming or joining a good union will help with staffing, salaries and benefits, overtime, and even getting child care. Unionized hospitals have better outcomes and less staffing issues than non union hospitals. You cannot be fired or retaliated against for joining a union, this is against the law.
