Chicago Nurses Organize for Better Working Conditions And Patient Care

Nurses everywhere are fed up. They’re organizing and walking picket lines more than ever before. Here in the Chicago area, more than 2,000 of them have voted to unionize in just the last month. On today’s In the Loop, we’ll hear first-hand accounts from a couple of local nurses and a journalist who’s been following their efforts.GUESTS: Jessica Ahn, registered nurse in the emergency department at Saint Mary of Nazareth HospitalSarah Louise Dawson, registered nurse in medical ICU at Rush University Medical CenterKristen Schorsch, WBEZ public health and politics reporterFor a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.