The Plan for Nurses Week
Nurses Week (May 6–12) is nearly upon us and we have many events planned all over the state to both celebrate and advocate in our profession. Collectively, we are finding …
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April Newsletter | Nurse Alliance of SEIU PA
Welcome to our newly relaunched Nurse Alliance Newsletter! It is a priority for the Nurse Alliance to have improved communication with our members, and to develop nurse leaders across the …
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President Matt Yarnell: Health Committee Chair, Rep. Kathy Rapp, Needs to Respect Nurses and Our Bipartisan Majority
By Yarnell, President, SEIU Healthcare PA February 25, 2022 The staffing crisis in healthcare didn’t start with the pandemic. Nurses have been saying for years that hospital staffing cuts and …
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It’s Summer Time! Healthcare Workers Celebrate Summer Lee’s New Campaign Office, Commit to Electing a True Working Families Champion to Congress!
Michelle Boyle, a leader with SEIU’s Nurse Alliance, Rallies Fellow Essential Workers and Activists to Fight to Elect Summer Lee to Congress! (February 19, 2022) – SEIU Healthcare PA members …
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Let’s Get Political! Healthcare Workers Speak Out and Endorse Candidates Fighting to Expand Our “Unions For All” Campaign!
Our Union has the most amazing, passionate, and persuasive healthcare leaders around who know how to rally a crowd and give a powerful endorsement speech when we decide to support …
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Caregivers’ Demands for Bedside Funding Heard as General Assembly Passes Emergency Funding for Nurses and Hospital Workers
For Immediate Release: January 26, 2022 Contact: scott.vogel@seiuhcpa.org or karen.gownley@seiuhcpa.org (Harrisburg, PA) – Matt Yarnell, President of SEIU Healthcare PA, issued the following statement in response to the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s …
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A historic step toward safe staffing in PA!
The power of nurses and our coworkers standing together and calling for change has brought us to a truly historic step toward safe staffing in Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, Governor Wolf’s …
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Started Nurses Week by laying 1,000 white roses on the steps of the Capitol
On Monday, we started Nurses Week by laying 1,000 white roses across the steps of the Capitol and shared reflections that nurses and community members sent in from across the …
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Hershey Medical Center RNs Build Strong New Contract that Invests in Care and Nursing
HERSHEY, PA — More than 2,200 registered nurses have ratified a new, three-year union contract with Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. The agreement includes significant wage increases and benefit enhancements. …
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Next Steps to Improve Staffing in PA Hospitals & Nursing Homes
On Wednesday evening, nurses across Pennsylvania officially launched our campaign to win safe staffing in hospitals and nursing homes this year. And it is more necessary than ever: As the …
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