Philadelphia area RNs say Union YES!
In separate elections overseen by the National Labor Relations Board over the past week, registered nurses at two area hospitals voted to become members of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals. RNs at Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill voted 164-130 on January 16th to join the union. Four days later, RNs at Hahnemann University Hospital in Center City held their vote. Hahnemann presented their nurses with an unusual anti-union tactic that got national attention, but didn’t dampen the RNs’ spirits for standing up for themselves and their patients — they voted 516-117 to join PASNAP. The two votes will bring union representation to over 1,200 RNs, and the momentum is still building — the 450 RNs at St Christopher’s Children’s Hospital, which like Hahnemann is owned by national hospital chain Tenet Healthcare, will vote soon in their own NLRB representation election. Welcome to the union, brothers and sisters — roll the union on!
A look back at the first year of the Raising Wages campaign
The AFL-CIO held its first Raising Wages Summit a year ago. The summit was designed to bring together the many activists and organizations across the country who had been fighting to raise living standards for working people and close the wealth and income gap that has grown so much in the past decade. The first year saw notable successes, including Philadelphia’s recent passage of a law to step up enforcement of strictures against wage theft. The AFL-CIO’s summary of the first year of the Raising Wages campaign includes a link to their full, downloadable report. We’ve made great strides but there is so much left to do. As President Trumka said, “In the year ahead, we will continue to push for a comprehensive economic agenda that puts working people first. Raising wages is not a hobby, it is our mission.”
Celebrate grassroots organizing with the Media Mobilizing Project on Friday, January 29th
On Friday, January 29th, join the Media Mobilizing Project for their 10th Annual Community Building Dinner and for the premiere of their film Groundwork – Justice in the Birthplace of America, a portrait of five Philadelphians fighting at the grassroots level to win justice for their communities. Check out the Facebook event page for all the details of this great evening with MMP.
Media Mobilizing Project 10th Annual Community Building Dinner
Friday January 29th, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
University of the Arts, Hamilton Hall, 320 South Broad Street, Philadelphia
Thank you to the men and women who will keep us safe this weekend during Winter Storm Jonas
As the Northeast braces for Winter Storm Jonas, we say “Thank you!” to all the men and women who will keep working this weekend in the service of keeping our roads clear, our hospitals staffed, our emergency services on call and on the job, our stores open, and our utilities and public services in good repair. Your dedication and hard work represents the best of what organized labor stands for!
Source – http://www.pa.aflcio.org/philaflcio/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=FE4B0CC8-C0E1-4A43-9BBD-A1234648EF7B
