John,
On Thursday, State Rep. Sara Innamorato and I released our report with the American Economic Liberties Project detailing how the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's (UPMC) monopoly over our healthcare system is harming both hospital workers and patients.
Currently, UPMC controls the healthcare system in Western Pennsylvania operating 40 hospitals. The effect? 90% of Pittsburgh hospital workers reported that their units don't have the staff to keep up with their workload — pushing workers to their limits and endangering patients.
Here's the truth: UPMC's monopoly powers have gone too far. It's why our nurses and our health aides are struggling to bargain for dignified wages and safer conditions. It's why our doctors are trapped by non-compete contracts. And it's why everyday Pennsylvanians are being ripped off by soaring healthcare costs and cheated out of their tax dollars.
Standing with union nurses and healthcare workers in December 2021I ran for Congress to take on the billionaire CEOs, union-busters, and price gougers who are keeping our families sick and in debt. If you're with me, will you support this work with a donation today?
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.
It's time we stand up for our hospital workers and our patients — and not just with bells and applause as they come out of their shifts.
As PA-12's Congresswoman, I'm committed to using every tool to hold UPMC accountable. John, will you donate $5 today to fund our work to deliver power for every worker?
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
