This year, we joined in actions around the state advocating for commonsense immigration reform that offered a path to citizenship for the more than 11 million people living in America …
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Workers at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) have been facing one of the most aggressive anti-union campaigns that we’ve seen in recent history. But the strength of workers who …
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Last year, hospitals were penalized $280 million for having high patient readmissions, but a new study shows one simple way to avoid such penalties: increase staffing of registered nurses.
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August 28th, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and we are celebrating this anniversary by continuing the struggle for equality and economic justice …
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Two years of drastic budget cuts have left many essential public services in a critical state, but because of the action of our members and a wide range of other …
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If anyone questioned how committed some legislators are to weakening unions and workers’ ability to challenge employers that violate their rights, one only has to look at a recent showdown …
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The Supreme Court has been busy the last couple weeks issuing new rulings in a wide range of cases. In the realm of health care, two decisions could be good …
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Many of the bonuses given to non-profit hospital CEOs are tied to increasing profit margins, patient revenues and utilization according to an investigative story published by Kaiser Health News (KHN) …
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A new report out from the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that the Affordable Care Act is already saving families considerable amounts of money – $2.1 Billion to be exact. Half …
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SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania members and the Cover the Commonwealth campaign launched a Tumblr where people are sharing their reasons why Governor Corbett should expand Medicaid.
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