We work for the biggest industry in our city. Our work helps save lives and gets people the care they need to get well. It takes a special kind of person to do what we do. But too many of us are struggling to afford rent, groceries and our own healthcare. My co-worker Marcus sometimes has to work over 60 hours just to be able to pay his basic bills.
The executives of our giant health systems are fighting each other for patients and profits, but hospital workers like me and Marcus are standing up for better jobs and better healthcare.

Frontline workers from AGH, UPMC and other hospitals in our area are standing up to say what we and our communities need.  We’re saying this means access to care for everyone, adequate staff in every hospital and $15 an hour and the right to form a union without interference. That’s what Hospital Workers Rising is all about.
From Los Angeles to Massachusetts, to New York, workers are standing up to improve their lives and their communities and they are winning.  Workers and their elected officials are taking bold action to lift up their cities. Now it’s our turn in Pittsburgh.  In two weeks, we’re going downtown to call on our own elected officials.  Let’s rise up together for good jobs, quality care and a stronger Pittsburgh.
It’s our time to make history. Join us.
Mary Ann Williams
UPMC Presbyterian