Nurse Paul Pater, an Illinois Nurses Association co-chief steward at the University of Illinois Hospital, speaks during a rally held by members of the nursing staff of the University of Illinois Hospital and their supporters, Aug. 24, 2017, in the Illinois Medical District. University of Illinois hospital nurses plan on holding a vote for a strike in the upcoming week. They are rallying for a new contract with the hospital. (Alyssa Pointer/ Chicago Tribune)