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Workers at Howard Brown Health clinics and Brown Elephant retail stores go on strike

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Workers at Howard Brown Health clinics and Brown Elephant retail stores in Chicago have gone on strike due to unfair labor practices as contract negotiations come to an end.

Workers at Howard Brown Health clinics and Brown Elephant retail stores went on strike Tuesday across Chicago, citing unfair labor practices as contentious contract negotiations draw to a close. Howard Brown Health Workers United members gathered to picket outside Howard Brown’s Sheridan, Halsted and 63rd Street clinics, bolstered by honks from passing delivery drivers. The strike is expected to last two days.

“Our staff are not able to pay our own bills,” said Louis Spraggins, partner services coordinator for Howard Brown and a member of the bargaining committee. “... We need to be able to take care of ourselves to take care of y’all.” Clinics will remain open during the strike, and all patients with appointments will be seen. Registered nurses at Howard Brown finalized a separate three-year contract in September 2022. Both unions work with the Illinois Nurses Association. “When our community members seek our care, they are relying on us to meet their vital healthcare needs,” Katie Metos, vice president of external relations, said in a Tuesday statement to the Tribun

 

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