More than 800 nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Oakland have unionized with SEIU Healthcare following one of Pennsylvania’s largest nurse elections in at least a decade.
Why it matters: Nurses at Magee are now among the first in the hospital system to unionize — a landmark moment after years of organizing efforts at the facility, per the union.
- Organizers hope the win will serve as a bellwether for other union pushes at UPMC.
By the numbers: Nurses last week voted 402-305 to join the union.
What they’re saying: “I love being a nurse at Magee, and in many ways our hospital is a wonderful place to work, but we need a united voice to advocate for our patients and the future of our profession,” said Ashley Grieco, a registered nurse in Magee’s neonatal intensive care unit, in a statement…