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 Hospital

Sarah Louise Dawson, registered nurse in medical ICU at Rush University Medical Center

Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ public health and politics reporter

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