The Institute of Medicine reports that 25 percent of hospital nurses work more than 13 consecutive hours one or more times a week, increasing the risk of medical errors and fatigue, and affecting RNs’ health.

UAN contracts make a difference:

• Thousands of RNs have the right to refuse overtime in their contract:  “NO nurse shall be disciplined for refusal to work overtime.”
• Nurses in Illinois have led the charge in the state legislature to pass groundbreaking legislation that prohibits mandatory overtime and protects patients and nurses.

If you’re an affiliate staff member, review some of the cutting edge contract language in-force in other UAN bargaining units through the password-protected UAN Contract InfoBase.