AGH Workers Chart the Future of the Union
On July 30, leaders of the service, clerical, and technical workers union at Allegheny General Hospital held a leadership retreat to chart the future of the union. Nowhere in Pittsburgh …
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Nursing Home Workers Rally Over the Crisis of Poverty Wages
Harrisburg – On February 9, 2016, over a hundred nursing home workers from across the Commonwealth held a march and a rally in the capitol rotunda today to shine a light …
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Nursing Home Workers Take Fight for $15 to Halls of Harrisburg
PA nursing home workers testified this week at a public hearing in support of a new bill that would incentivize nursing homes to start caregivers at a minimum of $15 …
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Nursing Home Workers Join Fight for $15
As the Baby Boomer generation ages, nursing homes and long-term care facilities have become an increasingly more important part of our lives. Many of us rely on these facilities to …
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Gov. Wolf’s Pension Proposal: Security for Working Families, Stability for Our Economy
Secure retirement is imperative for a healthy economy. That’s why a key component of Gov. Wolf’s budget proposal is pension reform. State employees have contributed 6.5% to 7.5% of their …
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Let’s Get Medicaid Expansion Done Right
State budgets are all about the choices and values of our elected representatives. Based on a recent Franklin & Marshall poll, it appears that a majority of working Pennsylvanians agree with …
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Finally! A State Budget That Works for PA Families
In early March, Governor Tom Wolf unveiled his state budget, drawing strong support from people across Pennsylvania who are ready for a change. After four years of cuts to education and …
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Defending the Affordable Care Act all the way to the Supreme Court
Despite the millions of Americans who now have access to affordable, quality care thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), opponents of the health care law continue in vain to …
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Having healthcare means I can finally sleep easier at night
Before coming to Philadelphia, Ayoka Dyani-Ojo lived in Florida and South Carolina where it was very hard to access affordable health insurance. As a result, she was uninsured on and …
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Help Make REAL Medicaid Expansion in PA a Reality!
Want to make quality, affordable healthcare available to hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians and bring millions of dollars in funding to local hospitals? We do too. You can help by …
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