Hahnemann sale expected to trigger more oversight for hospital closures
Michael D’Onofrio Tribune Staff Writer | Philadelphia Tribune Photo/Michael D’Onofrio: ‘They [Hahnemann Hospital’s owners] did not care. They locked floors. They had chains on the doors,” says Regina Franklin, middle, a former Hahnemann employee and a member of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees 1199C. She testified on Wednesday at a City Council committee hearing beside City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley, right, and Jarrett Smith, a representative of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania.
Gov. Wolf Announces Innovative Apprenticeships in Early Education, Addiction Counseling, and Health Care
Governor Tom Wolf joined workers, employers and leaders of the District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund to announce state approval of five innovative apprenticeships that are helping workers to build careers in early childhood development, addiction counseling and as advanced medical assistants.
“Apprenticeships have expanded beyond the traditional trades to careers in early education, health care and many more,” said Governor Wolf. “The apprenticeships create new and exciting opportunities to create training programs so workers can earn a paycheck while they learn, which creates a stronger workforce in Pennsylvania.”
District 1199C Announces New Leadership
The Philadelphia Tribune, Nov. 5, 2019 – Philadelphia’s largest union of health care workers has made a change in leadership. Longtime President Henry Nicholas has assumed a new position as president emeritus.
Kendra Brooks captures a Philadelphia City Council seat in a historic win for the Working Families Party and Philly progressives
Working Families Party candidate Kendra Brooks on Tuesday scored an unprecedented victory for a Philadelphia City Council at-large seat effectively reserved for non-Democrats, becoming the first candidate from outside the two major parties to win a seat in the 100 years since Council adopted a modern legislative structure.
Chris Woods/Paul Himmel – Who’s Who in Philly Labor
Check out the November 4, 2019 podcast of The Who’s Who in Philly Labor Show featuring 1199C President Chris Woods.