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“Demand on frontline workers has been extraordinary.”
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: PublicSource reporter Oliver Morrison explains his findings from a analysis of salaries at Pittsburgh Public Schools; Anya Litvak with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette tells us why large industrial producers are looking to create a “hydrogen hub” in the region; and a health care worker reflects on when her role as a caregiver was reversed in a new book, “Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient.”
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Two months after the omicron variant of the coronavirus slammed hospitals with unvaccinated patients, Pennsylvania’s Legislature is sending fast-tracked legislation to Gov. Tom Wolf to help keep burned-out health care workers on board during a staffing crisis.
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Workers want the state’s largest non-governmental employer to allow them to form a union “without interference.” They’re also advocating for UPMC to increase its minimum wage to $20 an hour and provide employees with more affordable health insurance while eliminating their medical debt as well.
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UPMC workers announce plans to strike on Nov. 18
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About a decade ago, Shreya Kangovi and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania interviewed 1,500 people in Philadelphia on porches, at hospital…
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On Tuesday, some of UPMC's service workers will strike during the nonprofit health service's annual public board meeting for its Shadyside and…
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Labor organizers demonstrated outside UPMC headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh on Tuesday to highlight two August rulings by the National Labor Relations…
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Roughly 300 registered nurses at Heritage Valley Health System in Beaver began a 24-hour picket Tuesday morning, demanding better working conditions and…
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Josh Malloy, 25, lives in East Liberty with his little brother and said his $12.50 per hour salary makes it difficult to keep up with the cost of living.…