Howard Brown health care workers kick off 2-day strike for better pay, benefits

Danielle Ragland, an internal communications representative at Howard Brown Health for two and a half years, cheers outside Howard Brown Health 63rd in the Englewood neighborhood during an unfair labor practice strike, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

More than 30 Howard Brown Health workers showed up on the picket line Tuesday at the Englewood clinic to kick off a two-day strike seeking better pay and working conditions.

More than 300 members of the Howard Brown Health Care Workers United are expected to show up at the picket line, organizer Sarah Hurd said. As of 1 p.m., more than 150 workers had showed up, Hurd said.