title: Nursing, unionization, and caste: the lessons of local 6456.
abstract: A recent union drive by the faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago sparked controversy among academic nurses in the College of Nursing. Background on the union drive and the history of nursing labor organizing is provided to demonstrate the fit of union representation for nurses in all settings today, including academia.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. ggorman@uic.edu
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gorman
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Westing
mesh_terms: D002641:Chicago; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007750:Labor Unions / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007857:Leadership; D017008:Negotiating; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration