Fiscal Cliff Deal – What Does it Mean for Us?
On Tuesday, January 1, 2013, Congress narrowly approved a deal to avert the feared “fiscal cliff.” With the continuation of the Bush-era tax cuts for all but the top earners …
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Updates
Bargaining Begins on January 15!
On Tuesday, January 15, nearly 7,000 nursing home workers will begin bargaining new union contracts. Together, we are aiming to improve resident care, achieve family-sustaining wages and benefits and gain access to training …
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Broomall Workers Overwhelmingly Ratify Their Contract
After a two and a half years of trying to gain employer recognition for their union, nursing home workers at Broomall Presbyterian Village overwhelmingly ratified their contract on Friday, December …
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Safe Staffing: One of our Key Priorities
Instead of making cost-savings their top priority, we need our employers to put quality resident care above all else, which includes making sure we have adequate staffing levels in all …
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Our 2013 Bargaining Priorities
At our September Coordinated Bargaining Conference, we decided what our bargaining priorities would be in our coordinated bargaining to ensure we achieve a strong contract for our residents and ourselves
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Telling Our Story
With over 7,000 nursing home members in our union, we all have a different story to tell. Meet Kerri Baker, a CNA from Lafayette Manor in Uniontown, and hear her …
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Nursing Home Workers and Seniors are All In for Quality Care!
This winter, over 7,000 nursing home workers and members of SEIU Healthcare PA from each corner of the state will come together to negotiate new contracts in 2013. Together with their allies, …
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Speaking Out Against Workplace Violence
In September, two of our members, Paula Stellabotte, RN from Altoona Regional Health System and Andrea Paganie, Development Specialist from Heritage Valley Staunton Clinic, testified before Harrisburg’s House Committee on …
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Valley View Workers Hold Candlelight Vigil
Hundreds attend a candlelight vigil at Valley View Nursing Home to protest Blair County Commissioners’ plans to put the home up for sale.
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This Victory is OUR Victory
For working people all across this country the re-election of President Obama signals a loud YES to our shared vision of a vibrant middle class fueled by good jobs, access …
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