UPMC Magee-Womens Nurses Celebrate Union Victory with Allies - Pittsburgh Union Progress

UPMC Magee-Womens nurses celebrate union victory with allies - Pittsburgh Union Progress

The scene at Zulema Parklet across from UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Oakland Tuesday was pretty much what you would expect for a victory celebration. A crowd of more than 100 supporters gathered, waving signs and banners, and a variety of speakers praised the nearly 60 nurses present and SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania’s successful fight for their right to form a union at UPMC. More than 800 nurses at Magee, a significant provider of maternal and …

Allegheny County officials call on UPMC to end anti-union campaign and bargain with nurses

UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses unionized citing safe staffing ratios and wanting more time with their patients. Two of Allegheny County’s top officials are calling on the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), the commonwealth’s largest private employer, to quit their anti-union campaign and start negotiating with the newly unionized nurses at Magee-Womens Hospital in the Steel City.  “ A thousand nurses stood up and they said, ‘we d…

UPMC nurses herald unionization vote at Oakland rally

‘Too many patients and not enough time.’