We are Healthcare Champions and We Are on the Move
A headline in the Oct. 31 issue of the Altoona Mirror said it best: “SEIU goes to bat for ACA.” Over the last two months, healthcare professionals and members of …
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AGH Nurses Make Strides for Patient Care
New Contract Overwhelmingly Approved On October 16th, nurses at Allegheny General Hospital voted overwhelmingly to approve a new two year contract that provides economic security and a focus on patient …
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Shaping the Future of Healthcare: Our 2013 Leadership Assembly
Shaping the future of our healthcare system to ensure all Pennsylvanians have access to quality, affordable care is a challenge that will require each of us to hit the ground …
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Our Members Are Mobilizing to be ‘Champions of Change’ For The Affordable Care Act
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius and SEIU president Mary Kay Henry visited Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to announce a new partnership between the nation’s largest …
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We Are Keeping the Dream Alive
On August 28th, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. joined 250,000 Americans marching in Washington DC to demand equal rights, good jobs and respect for all, regardless of race. It was …
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Home Care Workers Make Historic Leap Toward Victory
This weekend, the United Home Care Workers of Pennsylvania (UHWP), a partnership between SEIU Healthcare PA and the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME), voted unanimously to …
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PA Supreme Court Halts Closure of State Health Centers
In a victory for our union and Pennsylvania’s public health, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has granted a temporary injunction that will prevent the Corbett Administration from continuing to close 26 …
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SEIU Healthcare PA Members Fight for Medicaid Expansion in Pennsylvania
On Wednesday, June 29, SEIU HealthcarePA Members traveled to Harrisburg and joined with supporters from all over the state to pressure Governor Tom Corbett and legislators working on the state’s …
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SEIU Healthcare PA Members Join Hundreds in the Capitol to Call for Medicaid Expansion
Expanding the Medicaid program in Pennsylvania would mean billions of dollars in federal funds for the state, the over 40,000 new jobs and healthcare coverage for some 700,000 uninsured Pennsylvanians.
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During Nurses’ Week, a Call for Expanded Funding, Better Staffing and Safer Workplaces
As the nation honors Nurses Week, dozens of nurses across the state converged in Harrisburg to urge legislators to adopt the PA Nurses’ Prescription for Quality Care, which calls for …
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