Lutheran General Hospital

Welcome to the Lutheran General section of the PRN website. We will be using this site to post information for the Lutheran General physicians. Since this part of our website is not password-protected, only non-sensitive information will be posted here. Any sensitive material will be sent directly to physicians involved in this organizing effort.

The following index will chronicle the documents distributed in conjunction with this organizing effort. Please click on the date/title that interests you:

December 13, 2001: PRN Brief Opposing Lutheran General Request for Review
November 20, 2001: PRN Helps Lutheran General Residents and Fellows Win NLRB Decision
September 24, 2001: PRN Remand Brief
August 15, 2001: Timeline and Update
June 25, 2001: PRN's Brief in Response to Lutheran's Request for Reconsideration
March 9, 2001: Memo to residents re: Settlement of Unfair Labor Practice
March 8, 2001: Modern Physician: Hospital Settles Labor Board Charges
March 8: Crain's Chicago Business: Lutheran General Residents Protected
Feb. 28, 2001: Modern Physician: Strength in Numbers: Employed Physicians Enlist Unions for Bargaining Clout
Dec. 2000: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Bulletin: Residents act to Organize
December 6, 2000: NLRB Denies Virtually All Lutheran Appeals
November 28, 2000: PRN Appeal Brief
November 13: AMA News: A Place at the Table for Residents
November 9, 2000: PRN Wins Collective Bargaining Rights For Lutheran General Residents And Fellows
November 7, 2000: NLRB Decision and Direction of Election
October 31, 2000: PRN Supplemental Brief in Support of Resident and Fellow Collective Bargaining
October 30, 2000: PRN Response to Lutheran's "Update"
October 27, 2000: Letter to Residents and Fellows
October 13, 2000: Letter to Residents re: NLRB Hearing Delays
October 4, 2000: PRN Brief in Support of Resident and Fellow Collective Bargaining
September 29, 2000: Advocate's Strategy
September 29, 2000: Letter to Attending Physicians
September 20, 2000: Countdown to Election
September 18, 2000: Dr. Rubino and the Housestaff Meeting
September 12, 2000: Letter to Dr. Rubino
September 7, 2000: NLRB Hearing Update
September 3, 2000: Rumors Refuted
August 28, 2000: The Administration Fights Back: What You Can Expect to Hear
August 23, 2000: Questions and Answers About Organizing Lutheran's Residents
August 18, 2000: Dear Residents - Your Rights and Protections Under the Law
August 16, 2000: PRN Press Release: PRN Offers Representation to Chicago-Area Resident Group