ALTOONA, PA — On Wednesday, Jan. 15, registered nurses at UPMC Altoona voted by an overwhelming majority to authorize their bargaining committee to send a strike notice to management if …
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Two amicus briefs were filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Court challenging the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) claim that the …
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Concerned residents present Congressman with an oversized itemized bill for votes to Defund ACA ERIE, PA — A group of community members presented a super-sized itemized bill to U.S. Congressman Mike …
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LANCASTER, PA — On Thursday, December 12th, at 5:15 p.m., nearly one year after 20 children and six adults were senselessly killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., healthcare professionals …
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HARRISBURG — In response to the Corbett’s Administration’s capitol press conference that lauded the benefits of the Healthy PA plan including his Medicaid Expansion proposal, Neal Bisno, President of SEIU …
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PENNSYLVANIA — As fast food workers across the nation prepare a new wave of strikes to raise their wages, local residents and labor supporters in Allentown, Pittston, Uniontown, Pittsburgh, Erie, …
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McCONNELLSBURG, PA — Nurses and other healthcare providers at Fulton County Medical Center have unanimously ratified a new union contract. The three-year contract provides an average 2.3% across-the-board wage increase each year, and maintains …
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200 Healthcare Workers and Uninsured Pennsylvanians will Urge Governor Corbett to ‘Stop Being a Turkey, Expand Medicaid Now.’ HARRISBURG, PA — As the Thanksgiving holiday draws near, around 200 healthcare …
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HARRISBURG — Following Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale’s recently released audit of the Corbett Administration’s inept handling of the Public Partnerships, LLC (PPL) contract, Pennsylvania home care attendants, consumers and …
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SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania is urging Governor Tom Corbett to follow the lead of Republican Ohio Governor John Kasich who won a major victory today to expand Medicaid in that state …
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