On March 23rd and 26th, CNAs, LPNs, dietary workers, housekeepers and other workers at Langhorne Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing in Lanhorne, PA voted to join our union.
Categories: Nursing Homes
In February, Gov. Corbett released his proposed budget that continues the assault on working families and our state’s most vulnerable citizens by slashing funding for schools, nursing homes and services.
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A frontline Department of Corrections employees, offered testimony at a House Majority Policy Committee hearing that challenged the Corbett Administration’s assertion that outsourcing health care services in the DOC will …
Categories: News State Professionals
Governor Corbett’s proposal to privatize our DOC health care services is bad for nurses, bad for the public and falls far short of projected cost savings, reads a new report …
Categories: State Professionals
Yesterday was a tragic day for Pittsburgh and for healthcare workers. Our prayers and thoughts are with all of the victims, their families, and the WPIC community. Yet, this violent …
Categories: Hospitals
Geisinger caregivers in Northeastern Pennsylvania overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract on January 30th that expands nurses’ voices on staffing and patient care decisions, increases opportunities for educational advancement and …
Categories: Hospitals
A half-dozen corrections nurses (along with one 2-year-old little elf) traveled to Harrisburg to deck the halls of the state capitol building on Tuesday, December 13. The group spread holiday …
Categories: State Professionals
On Tuesday, December 6, I traveled from Erie, Pa to stand up and speak to our legislators knowing that there are a number of issues that are of great concern …
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Today at Take Back the Capitol, the 99% marched down and occupied K Street – the center of power for corporate lobbyists and special interests that undermine our democracy.
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After the march, I met an Occupy activist on the subway headed back. We had a conversation. He told me what he wants – to have a job, be able …
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