Apr 15, 2019 | Economic Equality, Media Coverage
Shapiro is engaged in a high-profile battle against UPMC over the consent decree with Highmark and UPMC’s role as a nonprofit.
Mar 14, 2019 | Economic Equality, Media Coverage
“We believe that when a corporation like UPMC is developing in our community, it should be attentive to the needs to that community,” said Jennifer Rafanan Kennedy, the executive director of activist group Pittsburgh United. “The facilities that they’re putting in are...
Aug 30, 2018 | Economic Equality, Media Coverage
Deep down, Lisa Sayre, a nurse entrenched in the yearslong effort to pressure UPMC to recognize a health care workers union, wasn’t expecting much from the public hearing in April. So Ms. Sayre — one of about two dozen people who spoke at a Pittsburgh Planning...
Aug 9, 2018 | Economic Equality, Media Coverage
The community benefits agreement finalized with UPMC Mercy last week is very different from the Lower Hill agreement struck with the Pittsburgh Penguins, said city Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle, who was party to both negotiations. “Two totally different scenarios, and...
Aug 9, 2018 | Economic Equality, Media Coverage
Pittsburgh City Council voted 7-2 in a crowded session on July 31 to approve UPMC Mercy’s controversial expansion plan – council members Deb Gross and Darlene Harris voted against the measure. The vote followed two hours of searing public comments against the...
Jul 31, 2018 | Economic Equality, Media Coverage
After an emotional day in the City County Building, Pittsburgh City Council voted 7-2 to approve UPMC’s expansion of its Mercy campus in Uptown. The decision came after nearly two hours of public comment from community members opposing the plan. Many spoke out against...
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