education
CCAC faculty authorize strike after offer of pay raises with 'strings attached'
Current wages lower than comparable positions at other Pennsylvania community colleges, administration-approved study finds
Andrew Goldstein
Labor
Update: Duquesne Light union workers ratify new contract reached after 8-day strike
Key issues for union members included wages, working conditions and job security.
Labor
Duquesne Light workers strike over wages, working conditions
About 1,000 workers continued striking for a second day at Duquesne Light, the electrical utility company that serves most of Allegheny and Beaver counties, including the entire city of Pittsburgh. The workers, represented by IBEW Local 29, initiated the work stoppage at midnight Thursday over numerous issues, including wages
Labor
AGH nurses emphasize need for safe staffing levels as union contract talks begin
Jeff Perry may find himself working in one of 10 units across Allegheny General Hospital on any given day, depending on where he is needed the most. But no matter where he’s stationed, the nurse who has been at the North Side hospital for two years said he sees
Labor
Union nurses, lactation consultants at Magee struggle with staffing shortages amid contract battle with UPMC
Delivering a baby can go as well as possible, said Liana Montes, and yet it can still be traumatic for someone giving birth. That’s why the labor and delivery nurse at UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital said it’s important for her to take time to explain the process