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Our union is a democratic organization. Members hold leadership positions at every level and are elected by our co-workers. Elections are currently being held for District Officers and Executive Board …

The work we do is indispensable, but the homecare industry is in crisis. The demand for home care in Pennsylvania is growing:  By 2035, nearly one in four Pennsylvanians will …

Our Department of Health is underfunded. For over a decade, our public health system has been underfunded, undermining the work of our members, including our epidemiologists, who are responsible for …

The pandemic laid bare our broken healthcare system. Our nursing homes are in crisis.  Our staffing regulations are outdated. It has been over 30 years since staffing regulations have been …

We have a staffing crisis, and staffing levels are still declining. Nurses across the state are being assigned an increasing number of patients as staffing levels continue to decline. Many …

  “I feel it’s important to healthcare and public health that we believe the science. This pandemic has been devastating to the country and to healthcare workers. I’ve never experienced …

Safety and Effectiveness What’s in the vaccine? How does it work? There are two vaccines that are or could soon be available, and both use messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. Unlike …

Our union derives our strength from the unity and engagement of tens of thousands of rank and file healthcare workers across Pennsylvania. As your Executive Board, we are frontline caregivers …