Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses & Allied Professionals

03/17/2026

Techs at Butler Memorial Hospital are gearing up for their first-ever informational picket as bargaining with Independence Health System grows more contentious.

Last night, members came together to make signs highlighted the real issues they’re facing inside the hospital—and why they’re standing up for change.

The Butler Eagle stopped by — read more here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17QAk3tgiZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Show up and support Butler Techs tomorrow:

📆 Wednesday, March 18
⏰ 3–6 PM | Rally at 4 PM
📍 Outside Butler Memorial Hospital

03/16/2026

Thank you, POWER Interfaith for inviting us to stand with you at this morning’s press conference.

Healthcare workers in Philadelphia are seeing the affordability crisis up close, every day. When people can’t meet their basic needs, it affects every part of their lives — especially their health.

Bedside caregivers see it in the patients who delay care because they’re worried about the bill, and in the parents who only bring their child to the emergency room when things have already become unbearable.

Tell congress to take action and reverse healthcare cuts here: https://bit.ly/ReverseHealthcareCuts



https://www.inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/power-interfaith-affordability-philadelphia-city-hall-council-20260316.html

POWER, an influential coalition that includes than 50 congregations in the city, released a report about affordability based on interviews with 750 city residents.

03/16/2026

Techs at Butler Memorial Hospital have been dangerously understaffed and overworked ever since the merger with Independence Health. Now management refuses to work with staff to make sure we can provide the quality care our patients deserve. IT'S TIME for a fair contract that respects and supports techs and our patients!

❗📍 Join us outside of Butler Memorial Hospital for our Informational Picket: Wednesday March 18th at 3:00PM

03/15/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to the coffee stand on Monday!

PASNAP teamed up with Affordable Pennsylvania to treat the healthcare workers at Geisinger Community Medical Center to a caffeinated treat. There, they also learned about the Healthcare Bill of Rights, and filled out postcards urging federal lawmakers to restore funding for our patients and our hospitals. Because everyone has the right to timely, affordable, high-quality healthcare.

Sign the Healthcare Bill of Rights today: https://www.healthcarebillofrights.com/

03/14/2026

“We’re just looking for a contract that helps us help our patients.”

Techs at Butler Memorial Hospital are in the middle of tough negotiations with Independence Health System , and they’re standing up for the care their community deserves.

But they can’t do it alone. Join Butler Memorial Hospital Techs next week for their first-ever informational picket.

📍 Butler Memorial Hospital�
📅 Wednesday, March 18�
⏰ 3–6PM | Rally at 4PM

03/13/2026

Healthcare workers at Geisinger Community Medical Center are well-caffeinated and ready to care for their community! ☕

Earlier this week, PASNAP teamed up with Affordable Pennsylvania to hand out free coffee to nurses and techs while spreading the word about our Healthcare Bill of Rights.

We believe everyone in Pennsylvania deserves timely, affordable, high-quality healthcare.

Add your name to the Healthcare Bill of Rights today: https://www.healthcarebillofrights.com/

03/13/2026

“Ultimately, we want good outcomes for all our patients.”

With negotiations growing more tense with Independence Health System , techs at Butler Memorial Hospital are fighting to protect their patients, support their coworkers, and secure the future of healthcare in their community.

Join them next week as Butler techs hold their first-ever informational picket to demand better care for their community.

📍 Butler Memorial Hospital�
📅 Wednesday, March 18�
⏰ 3–6PM | Rally at 4PM

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03/12/2026

UPDATE: Since sharing her story, Maura has been forced to leave Butler Memorial Hospital due to poor management and working conditions. Without our techs, patient care suffers. This problem is only going to get worse if techs continue to be treated poorly by Independence Health.

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Under Independence Health System, resource cuts have become the norm, staff are leaving faster than they can be replaced, and the pressure on those of us who remain grows by the day. Healthcare workers deserve better, and our patients deserve better.

03/11/2026

“The hospital looks at their staff as replaceable…”

But the community knows better.

Techs at Butler Memorial Hospital are fighting for their patients, their coworkers, and the future of healthcare in their community as negotiations with Independence Health System grow more difficult.

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY, Butler Techs will hold their first informational picket to show management that healthcare workers — and the community they serve — demand better.

Come stand with the techs who care for Butler every day.

📍 Butler Memorial Hospital
⏰ 3–6PM | Rally at 4PM

03/11/2026

Every patient deserves enough nurses at the bedside—safe nurse-to-patient ratios save lives and protect both patients and caregivers. SOLIDARITY ❤️ 🩺 💪 to the SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania Nurses fighting for safe staffing ratios at UPMC!

Read more on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: https://www.post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2026/03/10/upmc-magee-womens-hospital-contract-negotiations/stories/202603100064

03/09/2026

While the Butler Memorial Hospital techs work day in and day out, dangerously short-staffed, on behalf of the Butler patient community, Independence has worked against the very people the system relies on to provide excellent care. SHAME on Independence!

Read more: https://www.butlereagle.com/20260307/butler-hospital-techs-plan-picket-march-18-allege-unfair-labor-practices/?CSAuthResp=1634089911%3A173807578679725%3A25580%3A1%3A24%3Asuccess%3A71FAD842F1E33184DEC6B6DE605A8AC1

03/05/2026

BARGAINING IN BAD FAITH: Over and over again, Butler Memorial Hospital owner Independence Health has violated labor law and undermined good-faith negotiations throughout the Butler technicians’ contract campaign, leading to a raft of Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges.

While the Butler techs work day in and day out, dangerously short-staffed, on behalf of the Butler patient community, Independence has worked against the very people the system relies on to provide excellent care. Hospital management has:

* Engaged in retaliation and coercive tactics, including promising raises in an attempt to discourage unionization—and then withholding annual raises after workers unionized. Also, telling workers they are not allowed to discuss their union or wages with coworkers.

* Refused to provide essential bargaining information, including membership lists, seniority data, and employee experience records needed for meaningful negotiations.

* Made unilateral changes without bargaining, such as spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on unsustainable sign-on bonuses instead of investing in retaining experienced staff.

Shame on you, Independence!