Dear union family, Last week, we lost a legendary labor leader and longtime 1199 officer, Eddie Kay, who died at age eighty nine. In forty years of leadership from membership …
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On Sunday, in 11 newspapers across Pennsylvania, communities opened their newspapers to find a full-page open letter from bedside nurses and hospital staff to the people of Pennsylvania. This open …
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By Myra Taylor Everyone in Pennsylvania relies on and trusts our hospitals to keep us safe when we’re sick, but as we head into the third year of the pandemic, …
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As the nation pauses to give thanks, I am thinking of our union family. Many of you will eat turkey dinners in a break room, work overtime to cover for …
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Scroll below to see the full testimony from our nursing home leader, Tyreika Tate, a dietary worker in Erie for 36-years Watch video from the hearing: President Matt Yarnell’s remarks …
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HARRISBURG — SEIU State Council has announced the endorsements of Judge Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Judges Lori Dumas and David Spurgeon for Commonwealth Court, and Judge Timika …
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Planned nursing home strikes are postponed after caregivers reach tentative agreement with final nursing home chain PENNSYLVANIA — Caregivers at Priority nursing homes have reached a tentative contract agreement with …
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Healthcare workers celebrate investment in nursing home staffing, but PA budget falls short of addressing PA’s health crisis Matthew Yarnell, President of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, issued the following statement regarding the …
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HARRISBURG, PA — On Tuesday, nurses and other caregivers rallied inside and outside the state capitol to demand the legislature fund healthcare staffing and get money to the bedside. “I …
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Despite working through a pandemic without the respect, protection or investment we deserve, caregivers have never stopped advocating for ourselves, our coworkers, or those we care for. We fight for …
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