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John,

Last weekend, I joined Chris Smalls, the president and founder of the
Amazon Labor Union, Pittsburgh City Councilmember Deb Gross, and key PA
labor rights activists outside of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
(UPMC), to demand UPMC pay their fair share in taxes to the city and treat
their workers with the dignity and respect they deserve.

[ [link removed] ]Summer speaking to a crowd with a microphone in hand

In Congress, I am determined to make sure corporations give back to our
communities, unable to hide behind a non-profit status while their workers
suffer and their CEOs keep millions of dollars in their pockets. [ [link removed] ]Can
you chip in $5 or more to keep our campaign going strong?



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For years UPMC, the largest employer and land owner in Pittsburgh, has
written off its income as a charity organization. In 2021, they reported a
nearly $1.5 billion surplus, but its nonprofit status meant it didn't pay
any of this back to the city or county through property taxes.

And at the end of last year, hundreds of protestors filled the streets to
demand a $20 minimum wage, safer staffing, better working conditions,
affordable health care, and the right to form a union without retaliation.

[ [link removed] ]Summer shaking hands with Chris SmallsSummer with Chris Smalls

John, we
can’t call Pittsburgh a union town until we get the largest employer here
to ensure that every single one of its workers has safe working conditions
and a livable wage.

Our district can be the model for the future of labor — a multiracial,
multigenerational movement to deliver power for all working people where
every worker has a union. And the first step is to stop corporations from
leeching off much-needed funds for our communities.

[ [link removed] ]If you’re ready to see bold pushback from Congress and have
corporations pay their fair share, please consider joining our movement
and chipping in $5 or whatever you can to make sure we win
big on November 8.

The future of our labor movement is strong, but only if we keep up the
fight for the long haul.

Because when we fight, we win.

— Summer




 


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