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Nurses at Ludeman Developmental Center Rally for Improved Pay and Working Conditions

by John Hudzik on July 18, 2023

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Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Nurses at the Ludeman Developmental Center in Park Forest held a protest rally on Tuesday morning, July 18, to bring attention to their claims of underpayment and unsafe working conditions.

people wearing blue shirts hold picket signs along the street — Nurses from Ludeman Developmental Center rally for a new contract (Photo INA)

The nurses are part of the Illinois Nurses Association(INA), whose contract with the State of Illinois expired on June 30. The RC-23 bargaining unit of the INA represents about…