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Healthcare union elections in Illinois

19 union petitions since Jan 2023 at 12 healthcare employers hiring in Illinois, by the National Labor Relations Board's record: unions won 12 elections and 4 petitions are pending. Workers at public hospitals organize under Illinois law instead, outside this record.

19
Union petitions
since Jan 2023
12
Won by a union

Union petitions in Illinois

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Union petitions at healthcare employers hiring in Illinois
FiledEmployerWorkersUnionOutcome
22 Oct 2026Endeavor HealthEvanston, ILNot describedNational Nurses Organizing Committee/ National Nurses United, AFL-CIOPending
8 Oct 2026Endeavor HealthNaperville, ILregistered nurses1,270 eligibleNational Nurses Organizing Committee / National Nurses UnitedVoted 6 Nov 2026, not yet certified, 688 to 363
1 Sep 2026Recovery Centers of AmericaSt. Charles, ILNot described64 eligibleTeamsters Local 330No union, 22 to 21
31 Jul 2026AdaptHealthElmhurst, ILmedical equipment technicians and respiratory support techs40 eligibleTeamsters Local Union No. 705No union, 26 to 12
29 Apr 2026AIDS Healthcare FoundationChicago, ILcashiers, drivers, driver assistants, and heads of sales5 eligibleUnited Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 1546The union won, 3 to 0
12 May 2025Prime HealthcareChicago, ILNot describedNot namedPetition withdrawn
11 Feb 2025Sheridan Village Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterChicago, ILregistered nurses12 eligibleService Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Illinois and IndianaThe union won, 6 to 1
4 Feb 2025Advocate HealthHazel Crest, ILstationary engineers, maintenance technicians, maintenance trades specialists...19 eligibleInternational Union of Operating Engineers, Local 399The union won, 11 to 5
6 Dec 2024Superior Air-Ground Ambulance ServiceNaperville, ILEMT basics, medvan drivers, paramedics, critical care paramedics, gate keepers, and...56 eligibleTeamsters Local Union No. 743The union won, 32 to 22
27 Nov 2024Advocate HealthChicago, ILVOTING GROUP – UNIT A (professional employees) included18 eligibleSEIU Health Care Illinois and IndianaThe union won, 13 to 0
6 Nov 2024Advocate HealthDowners Grove, ILNot describedNot namedPending
24 Oct 2024Advocate HealthDowners Grove, ILNot described20 eligibleInternational Union of Operating Engineers, Local 399Voted 20 Nov 2024, not yet certified, 10 to 9
17 Oct 2024UChicago MedicineChicago, ILregistered nurses (RNs)22 eligibleNational Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses UnitedThe union won, 13 to 9
30 Jul 2024All American Village Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterChicago, ILlicensed practical nurses15 eligibleSEIU Healthcare Illinois and IndianaThe union won, 12 to 0
1 Apr 2024UChicago MedicineChicago, ILlicensed physicians1,031 eligibleCommittee of Interns and Residents, SEIUThe union won, 612 to 9
9 Jan 2024UChicago MedicineChicago, ILregistered nurses in the classification of critical care outreach nurse20 eligibleNational Nurses Organization Committee (NNOC)/National Nurses United (NNU)The union won, 12 to 4
14 Nov 2023Warren Barr Oak LawnOak Lawn, ILcertified nursing assistants (CNAs), dietary employees, housekeeping employees...65 eligibleSEIU Healthcare Illinois and IndianaThe union won, 48 to 2
2 Nov 2023UChicago MedicineChicago, ILNot described4 eligibleNational Nurses Organizing Committee/ National Nurses UnitedThe union won, 3 to 1
12 Jan 2023LincareWauconda, ILservice representatives/drivers4 eligibleTeamsters Local Union No. 301The union won, 4 to 0

Employers hiring in Illinois with a petition

Healthcare union elections in Illinois: common questions

Which hospitals and healthcare employers in Illinois unionized recently?

Unions won 12 elections in Illinois since Jan 2023 at employers hiring on this site, the latest: AIDS Healthcare Foundation, cashiers, drivers, driver assistants, and heads of sales in Chicago, IL (United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 1546), filed 29 Apr 2026: the union won, 3 to 0; Sheridan Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, registered nurses in Chicago, IL (Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Illinois and Indiana), filed 11 Feb 2025: the union won, 6 to 1; Advocate Health, stationary engineers, maintenance technicians, maintenance trades specialists... in Hazel Crest, IL (International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 399), filed 4 Feb 2025: the union won, 11 to 5; Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, EMT basics, medvan drivers, paramedics, critical care paramedics, gate keepers, and... in Naperville, IL (Teamsters Local Union No. 743), filed 6 Dec 2024: the union won, 32 to 22.

Which unions represent healthcare workers in Illinois?

By the elections won since Jan 2023: SEIU Healthcare Illinois and Indiana (2), United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 1546 (1), Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Illinois and Indiana (1) and International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 399 (1). Each won among one unit of workers at one site; older units are not in this window.

Are any union elections pending in Illinois?

4: Endeavor Health, a unit of workers in Evanston, IL (National Nurses Organizing Committee/ National Nurses United, AFL-CIO), filed 22 Oct 2026; Endeavor Health, registered nurses in Naperville, IL (National Nurses Organizing Committee / National Nurses United), filed 8 Oct 2026: voted 6 Nov 2026, not yet certified, 688 to 363; Advocate Health, a unit of workers in Downers Grove, IL, filed 6 Nov 2024; Advocate Health, a unit of workers in Downers Grove, IL (International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 399), filed 24 Oct 2024: voted 20 Nov 2024, not yet certified, 10 to 9.

Healthcare union elections in other states

Sources and method

A case is listed when the employer its petition names is one of the employers hiring on this site, matched by name and by its open jobs in the case's town. Cases filed since Jan 2023, read 9 Nov 2026. Every state.

  1. National Labor Relations Board case records (nlrb.gov), as copied nightly by labordata/nlrb-data

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Healthcare union elections in Illinois. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/healthcare-union-elections/illinois

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