Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced it will close SCI Pittsburgh in order to make up for major budget shortfalls caused by lack of revenue. SCI Pittsburgh currently employs …
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As longtime commonwealth employees, the complicated budget process is nothing new to us, but this year, we’re facing an impossible situation. But first, let’s be clear. We strongly oppose the …
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Part five of our week-long series highlighting some of the amazing nurses of the Nurse Alliance of SEIU Pennsylvania. Mariagorathy Opokwu loves her stories. Well, not her stories, but the stories …
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Department of Health posting jobs to implement Court’s ruling The Department of Health (DOH) has begun to post new Population Health positions — a victory a long time in the …
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In December, we held a statewide “Meet & Discuss” with the Department of Corrections (DOC). Many members were able to participate in the meeting through the DOC’s video conferencing system. …
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Nurses at Warren State Hospital raised their concerns about staffing and the difficulty in hiring new nurses in their rural location. In January, the state recognized our concerns and agreed …
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On May 10, join nurses and other healthcare professionals in Harrisburg to tell elected leaders why we need safe staffing. LEARN MORE HERE!
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For years now, public employees and their organizations have been under attack across the country. Wisconsin’s assault on collective bargaining is only one of the recent more high-profile attacks. The …
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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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On Monday, April 1st, 2013, as the country honors National Public Health Week, our union filed a lawsuit against the Corbett Administration on the grounds that its plan to close …
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