The Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (PASNAP) is a labor union in Pennsylvania that represents about 8,300 nurses and allied health professionals.
86-588: Many of the bargaining units which comprise PASNAP were originally organized in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by the Pennsylvania Nurses Association (PNA). However, the majority of PNA's members remained managers (and unable to form a labor union under the National Labor Relations Act ) or associate members outside formal collective bargaining units. Unionized members of PNA became increasingly dissatisfied with
172-445: A 21-point win for George H. W. Bush to a narrow one-point win for Bill Clinton , who became only the second Democrat to win the county in the 20th century. Clinton won it just under 10 points in 1996, coming up just short of a majority. The county has gone Democratic in every Presidential election since then by 10 points or more by progressively-increasing margins. In the 2004 election Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry won
258-770: A 24-hour strike against the Tennessee-based Community Health Systems in December 2010 in Wilkes Barre while the threat of a second strike on May Day 2010 later backed the for profit company off of major healthcare concessions and anti union demands. PASNAP is also recognized for its aggressive collective bargaining, which has won union members significantly higher wages and improved working conditions. The union's more notable collective bargaining achievements include: PASNAP's initial organizing efforts were not successful. The union formed
344-463: A bargaining unit that had originally decided to stay with PSEA during the split in 2000 and now frustrated with the poor representation and lack of militancy of PSEA, aggressively petitioned to join PASNAP. The nurses voted 200 to 30 to join PASNAP with 4 voting for no union. Soon afterwards, unrepresented technical and professional employees at the same hospital petitioned to join PASNAP. Encouraged by
430-542: A bill which was introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly banning the practice in acute-care hospitals in 2002. The union has been able to get the measure reintroduced in each successive legislative session. PASNAP, and unions in general, will be directly affected by National Right to Work laws. If Pennsylvania were to become a RTW state, PASNAP would risk losing dues paying members as well as agency fee payers because these members would have
516-465: A choice of union membership or not. This differs currently in Pennsylvania and 22 other states where unions and employers are free to negotiate "union security" agreements wherein all members of the collective bargaining group are required to become a member of the union, despite personal beliefs. These are variously called "fair share agreements" or "forced unionism". Unions who have been elected
602-530: A compromise position several years later under pressure from Congress that allowed craft unions to seek separate representation of smaller groups of workers at the same time that another union was seeking a wall-to-wall unit. Employers and their allies in Congress also criticized the NLRA for its expansive definition of "employee" and for allowing supervisors and plant guards to form unions, sometimes affiliated with
688-681: A drug rehabilitation hospital in Montgomery County. In September 2016, Nurses at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania voted 189 to 129 to join a PASNAP.The Pottstown local reached their first bargaining agreement in October 2018, after a change of hospital ownership and an unsuccessful effort to decertify the unit. PASNAP has been very active politically since its inception. It began pressing for an end to mandatory overtime in 2001, and drafted
774-467: A group, and so is not based on a formal or legal relationship between an employer and employee. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which was established in NLRA 1935 sections 3 to 6 ( 29 U.S.C. § 153–156 ), is the primary enforcer of the Act. Employees and unions may act themselves in support of their rights, however because of collective action problems and the costs of litigation,
860-434: A labor organization as a condition of employment as authorized in section 158 (a)(3) of this title." National Labor Relations Act of 1935 § 7 Under section 8 ( 29 U.S.C. § 158 ) the law defines a set of prohibited actions by employers, employees, and unions, known as an unfair labor practice. The first five unfair labor practices aimed at employers are in section 8(a). These are, In addition, added by
946-456: A loose association with SEIU 1199P to organize workers wall-to-wall at hospitals near existing collective bargaining units or which provided enhanced collective bargaining power to existing locals. The union's first organizing campaign was among a unit of 252 licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and two units of other workers (47 business office workers and 140 technical and professional workers), at Wyoming Valley Hospital. SEIU attempted to organize
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#17327799207151032-567: A membership of about 3,500, formed PASNAP. PASNAP has proven to be one of the most militant nurses unions in Pennsylvania, striking or threatening to strike numerous times in its short history as an independent union. The union led a 23-day nurses' strike in the winter of 2003, one of Pennsylvania's longest health care walkouts. In April 2010 the union led a month-long strike at Temple University Hospital defeating many hospital demands, including one banning nurses from making public critiques of management policies related to patient care. The union led
1118-460: A non-discrimination provision to the bill to protect against union and employee race discrimination. Despite pushes from the NAACP and National Urban League to correct discriminatory practices, the law was written without the inclusion of an anti-discrimination clause. The act also excludes independent contractors , domestic workers, and farm workers. In recent years, advocacy organizations like
1204-483: A portion of the county's western boundary with Chester County), Naaman's Creek , Stoney Creek, Chester Creek , Ridley Creek , Crum Creek , Muckinipates Creek, Darby Creek and Cobbs Creek (forming a portion of the county's eastern boundary with Philadelphia). Crum Creek was dammed in 1931 near Pennsylvania Route 252 to fill Springton Lake (also known as Geist Reservoir), an approximately 391-acre (1.58 km ) drinking water reservoir maintained by Aqua America ,
1290-544: A provision that is similar to one of the proposed amendments in the Employee Free Choice Act . Under the NLRA, unions can become the representative based on signed union authorization cards only if the employer voluntarily recognizes the union. If the employer refuses to recognize the union, the union can be certified through a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB. In the 2010s, Democrats began seeking
1376-466: A series of banned unfair labor practices , including interference with the formation or organization of labor unions by employers. The act does not apply to certain workers, including supervisors, agricultural employees, domestic workers, government employees, and independent contractors. The NLRA was strongly opposed by conservatives and members of the Republican Party , but it was upheld in
1462-494: A step forward in labor relations, the company union was effectively a public relations ploy that had the opposite impact of thwarting the organization of trade unions in the great organizing drives of the period. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the legislation into law on July 5, 1935. It also has its roots in a variety of different labor acts previously enacted: Under section 1 ( 29 U.S.C. § 151 ) of
1548-550: A total of 8,291 students. One notable private school is Friends School Haverford . Delaware County is bisected north to south by Blue Route Interstate 476, which connects I-76 just north of the extreme northern corner of the county to I-95 , which parallels the Delaware River along the southeastern edge of the county. Delaware County is home to SEPTA 's 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby , and
1634-751: A trade union are entitled to not associate or financially support it. The NLRA 1935 also does not include additional measures to protect the rights of racial minorities in the workplace. At the time, unions like the American Federation of Labor did not grant membership to black laborers while other unions like the CIO engaged in internal discrimination, providing more preferable jobs and seniority to its white members. Employers also engaged in discrimination against black union members by restricting their ability to organize and collectively bargain with white laborers. The NAACP urged Senator Robert Wagner to add
1720-535: A union amongst staff nurses at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, who voted in favor (54%-46%). The hospital and PASNAP engaged in negotiations which have moved toward an accepted contract that was overwhelmingly ratified. In the meantime, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children had also voted to form a PASNAP-led union. 2016 also saw the successful organization of Eagleville Hospital, primarily
1806-520: A voter registration advantage of about 125,000, but by 2008 that advantage had shrunk to under 20,000 voters. As of the November 2021 election , Democrats enjoyed a voter registration advantage of 50,000. Propelling and compounding the voter registration shift has been a change in demographics in the county. Since the 2000 Census , the White population of the county has decreased from 80.3% to 68.5% as of
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#17327799207151892-606: Is one Pennsylvania state park in Delaware County: County parks include: Harrah's Philadelphia is a harness racing track and casino (i.e., "racino") located on the Chester, Pennsylvania waterfront. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment . Chester is home to the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer ; the team plays at Subaru Park , a venue located at
1978-654: Is operated by Delaware County. School districts include: Note that Delaware County Technical High School takes students from all of the county. In 1963 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia had 48 Catholic K-8/elementary schools in Delaware County with a total of 39,695 students, which was the highest ever enrollment. From 1971 to 2012, 20 of these schools closed, with ten of them closing from 2003 to 2012. By 2012 there were 28 Catholic K-8/elementary schools in Delaware County with
2064-618: Is served by the Norristown High Speed Line (P&W), two Red Arrow trolley lines, Media–Sharon Hill Line , four Regional Rail Lines , including the Airport Line , Wilmington/Newark Line , Media/Wawa Line , and Paoli/Thorndale Line ), and a host of bus routes. The western portion of Philadelphia International Airport is located in Delaware County, and the county hosts some airport-related commerce such as Philadelphia's UPS terminal and airport hotels. There
2150-557: Is the New York City version of the Wagner Act. The New York State Employment Relations Act was enacted in 1937. Along with other factors, the act contributed to tremendous growth of membership in the labor unions, especially in the mass-production sector. The total number of labor union members grew from three million in 1933 to eight million at the end of the 1930s, with the vast majority of union members living outside of
2236-653: Is the promotion of collective bargaining between independent trade unions, on behalf of the workforce, and the employer. encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining and by protecting the exercise by workers of full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing, for the purpose of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment or other mutual aid or protection. Various definitions are explained in section 2, ( 29 U.S.C. § 152 ) including 2(5) defining "labor organization" and 2(9) defining "labor dispute". The Act aims to protect employees as
2322-457: The 2020 Census , while, the Black population has risen from 14.5% to 22.7%, driven by the gentrification of Philadelphia and University City neighborhood and rapid demographic shift in Upper Darby . Further increasing the shift has been the change in education level demographics in the county, as voters have become more college educated and white collar (and, in turn, less blue collar) over
2408-426: The 7th congressional district . The district had been held for 20 years by Republican Curt Weldon until he was ousted by Joe Sestak , a retired admiral, in the 2006 U.S. House of Representatives election. Also in the 2006 election, Democrat Bryan Lentz unseated Republican incumbent State Representative Tom Gannon in the 161st House district . In 2010 Sestak ran for the senate seat vacated by Arlen Specter and
2494-732: The California Nurses Association (CNA) in March 2000, CNA staff approached PSEA HealthCare leaders and suggested forming an independent nurses association associated (but not affiliated) with CNA. Many of the PSEA nurse leaders were receptive to the idea. Although the executive board of PSEA HealthCare approved the dual affiliation with the AFT, 12 local unions (primarily located in southeastern Pennsylvania) held their own meeting on May 24, 2000, and disaffiliated from PSEA. PSEA brought
2580-564: The Delaware River . The county is part of the Southeast Pennsylvania region of the state. Delaware County borders Philadelphia , the nation's sixth-most populous city , to its northeast. It also is adjacent to the city-county of Philadelphia County and is included in the Philadelphia – Camden – Wilmington , PA– NJ – DE – MD metropolitan statistical area . Its county seat is Media . Delaware County lies in
2666-495: The National Domestic Workers' Alliance have worked on the state level to pass a Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights , to extend to domestic workers the protections granted under the NLRA. Similar advocacy efforts are taking place on behalf of farm workers. "Nothing in this subchapter, except as specifically provided for herein, shall be construed so as either to interfere with or impede or diminish in any way
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2752-636: The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education ) by holding an election in which the nurses agreed to affiliate with the Office and Professional Employees International Union . The nurses, however, remained restless under the leadership of PSEA. A number of local union leaders within PSEA HealthCare felt the nurses should disaffiliate from PSEA and form an independent union. At a national meeting of unionized nurses sponsored by
2838-552: The Southern United States . Delaware County, Pennsylvania Delaware County , colloquially referred to as Delco , is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . With a population of 576,830 as of the 2020 census, it is the fifth-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the third-smallest in area . The county was created on September 26, 1789, from part of Chester County and named for
2924-567: The Supreme Court case of NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. , decided April 12, 1937. The 1947 Taft–Hartley Act amended the NLRA, establishing a series of labor practices for unions and granting states the power to pass right-to-work laws . The act's origins may be traced to the bloody Colorado Fuel and Iron Strike of 1914. Colorado Fuel was a subsidiary of Standard Oil, and John D. Rockefeller Jr. sought expert advice from
3010-467: The Taft–Hartley Act , there are seven unfair labor practices aimed at unions and employees. Under section 9 ( 29 U.S.C. § 159 ) the people elected by a majority of the workforce have the right to become the exclusive representatives of workers in collective bargaining with the employer. The NLRA 1935 does not cover two main groups of employees: those working for the government and in
3096-436: The U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well. The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Delaware County. † county seat The county has operated under a home-rule charter with five at-large council-members since 1972. Until
3182-408: The right to strike , or to affect the limitations or qualifications on that right." Wagner Act 1935 § 13 The act was bitterly opposed by the Republican Party and business groups. The American Liberty League viewed the act as a threat to freedom and engaged in a campaign of opposition in order to repeal these "socialist" efforts. This included encouraging employers to refuse to comply with
3268-502: The " inequality of bargaining power " between employers and employees by promoting collective bargaining between trade unions and employers. The law established the National Labor Relations Board to prosecute violations of labor law and to oversee the process by which employees decide whether to be represented by a labor organization. It also established various rules concerning collective bargaining and defined
3354-478: The 1990s, Delaware County was regarded as a classic suburban Republican county. The Delaware County Republican political machine was controlled by William McClure and his son John J. McClure from 1875 to 1965. Delaware County voted for the Republican candidate all but once from 1860 through 1988, with the exception being Lyndon Johnson 's national landslide of 1964 . In 1992, however, the county swung from
3440-427: The 2006 Senate election. All three Democratic state row office candidates carried it in 2008. In 2016, Delaware County elected all Democrats in national office elections except Republican Patrick Meehan (U.S. Representative). After the election of Donald Trump in 2016 , the county rapidly shifted blue as a result of increased Democratic turnout and less enthusiasm from often less conservative suburban Republicans. In
3526-631: The 2019 elections for the Delaware County Council, Democrats swept the board and elected Monica Taylor, Elaine P. Schaefer, and Christine Reuther, gaining control of the county Council for the first time since the Civil War . This was the first time in history that the county had an all-Democratic Council. As of 2020, all of Delaware County is located in the state's 5th congressional district , represented by Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon . Prior to 2019, most of Delaware County had been in
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3612-411: The Act, the key principles and policy findings on which the Act was based are explained. The Act aims to correct the " inequality of bargaining power between employees who, according to the Act's proponents, do not possess full freedom of association or actual liberty of contract and employers who are organized in the corporate or other forms of ownership association". To achieve this, the central idea
3698-658: The Delaware River in Marcus Hook in Delaware County, where it flows out of Pennsylvania and into Delaware . The highest point in Delaware County is 500 feet at two points southeast of Wyola in Newtown Township. Waterways in Delaware County generally flow in a southward direction and ultimately drain into the Delaware River. The waterways are, from west to east: the Brandywine River (forming
3784-476: The Dutch were defeated and the extent of New York was determined, King Charles II of England made his grant to William Penn to found the colony which came to be named Pennsylvania . Penn divided his colony into three counties: Bucks, Philadelphia, and Chester. The riverfront land south of Philadelphia, being the most accessible, was quickly granted and settled. In 1789, the southeastern portion of Chester County
3870-493: The NLRA. Others developed in reaction to NLRB decisions. Over all, they wanted the NLRB to be neutral as to bargaining power, but the NLRA's policy section takes a decidedly pro-employee position: It is declared to be the policy of the United States to eliminate the causes of certain substantial obstructions to the free flow of commerce and to mitigate and eliminate these obstructions when they have occurred by encouraging
3956-565: The NLRB and supporting the nationwide filing of injunctions to keep the NLRB from functioning. This campaign continued until the NLRA was found constitutional by the Supreme Court in National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation (1937). Labor groups, while overwhelmingly supportive, expressed a set of reservations. The American Federation of Labor and some employers accused
4042-568: The NLRB of favoring the Congress of Industrial Organizations , particularly when determining whether to hold union elections in plant-wide, or wall-to-wall, units, which the CIO usually sought, or to hold separate elections in separate craft units, which the craft unions in the AFL favored. While the NLRB initially favored plant-wide units, which tacitly favored the CIO's industrial unionism , it retreated to
4128-642: The National Labor Relations Board is designed to assist and bear some of the costs. Under section 3, ( 29 U.S.C. § 153 ) the NLRB has two basic functions: overseeing the process by which employees decide whether to be represented by a labor organization and prosecuting violations. Those processes are initiated in the regional offices of the NLRB. The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board give legal advice. Sections 4 ( 29 U.S.C. § 154 ) and 5 ( 29 U.S.C. § 155 ) set out provisions on
4214-685: The Temple University Health System) voted to join PASNAP. On July 19, 2007, 400 nurses at Community Medical Center in Scranton voted overwhelmingly to join PASNAP. The election was the largest nurses' organizing victory in Pennsylvania since over 700 registered nurses at Altoona Regional Health System joined SEIU two months earlier. In June 2009 nurses and other healthcare professionals at Fair Acres Geriatric Center voted 125 to 70 in favor of joining PASNAP. In 2013 Nurses at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital near Pittsburgh,
4300-421: The age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.17. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under
4386-459: The age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 50,092, and the median income for a family was $ 61,590. Males had a median income of $ 44,155 versus $ 31,831 for females. The per capita income for
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#17327799207154472-609: The base of the Commodore Barry Bridge . Delaware County is the traditional home of women's professional soccer in the Philadelphia area. The former Philadelphia Charge of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association played at Villanova Stadium , which is located on the campus of Villanova University . The Philadelphia Independence of Women's Professional Soccer succeeded the Charge and played at Widener University's Leslie Quick Stadium in 2011. Delaware County
4558-503: The county are occupied by the Ridley Creek State Park . As of the 2020 census , the county was 63% White non-Hispanic, 22% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American or Alaskan Native, 6.3% Asian, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, and 3.5% were two or more races. As of the 2000 census , there were 550,864 people, 206,320 households, and 139,472 families residing in the county. The population density
4644-530: The county by 14 points. Barack Obama won it by large 21-point margins in each of his bids for president. Hillary Clinton carried it by an equally substantial 22 points in 2016. Joe Biden carried it in 2020 with 62 percent of the vote, his second-strongest performance in Pennsylvania. Donald Trump turned in the worst showing for a Republican in the county in over 160 years. Driving the county's Democratic shift have been longstanding trends in voter registration advantage and demographics. In 1998, Republicans held
4730-517: The county was $ 25,040. About 5.8% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over. Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities , boroughs , townships , and exactly one town . There are 49 municipalities in Delaware County: Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by
4816-571: The county's largest lake. The Trainer Refinery and the Port of Chester are located along the shores of the Delaware River. With its location in the southeastern part of the state, Delaware County is the only county to border both Delaware and New Jersey. Delaware County is one of four counties in the United States to border a state with which it shares the same name (the other three are Nevada County, California , Texas County, Oklahoma , and Ohio County, West Virginia ). 2,600 acres (11 km ) of
4902-539: The court, and the coroner. It is thought that this term originated because these positions were arranged in a row on a typical ballot. As of July 23, 2021 : As of July 23, 2021 : As of March 2, 2022 : The George W. Hill Correctional Facility (Delaware County Prison) is located in Thornbury Township . The jail houses pre-trial inmates and convicted persons who are serving sentences of no longer than two years less one day. It
4988-466: The courts. Under section 11 it can lead investigations, collect evidence, issue subpoenas , and require witnesses to give evidence. Under section 12 ( 29 U.S.C. § 162 ) it is an offense for people to unduly interfere with the Board's conduct. In practice, the act was often ignored when it suited political powers, most notably by Walt Disney in 1940 who formed a company union in violation of
5074-613: The efficacy of the NLRA by inhibiting the law from applying to shifting circumstances. Opponents of the Wagner Act introduced several hundred bills to amend or repeal the law in the decade after its passage. All of them failed or were vetoed until the passage of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, or the Taft–Hartley Act , in 1947. More recent unsuccessful efforts included attempts in 1978 to permit triple backpay awards and union collective bargaining certification based on signed union authorization cards,
5160-404: The exclusive agent are generally required to represent all employees within the bargaining unit, creating the "free rider" problem. As part of its campaign to end mandatory overtime, the union has repeatedly polled Pennsylvania nurses about their hours, the acuity (level of illness) of their patients, and patient load. In 2001, the union's independently conducted poll of 6,000 registered nurses in
5246-474: The four sides formed by the Chester County boundary to the northwest, the boundary with the state of Delaware , a portion of the " Twelve-Mile Circle ") to the southwest, the Delaware River , forming the border with the state of New Jersey ) to the southeast, and the city of Philadelphia and Montgomery County to the east and northeast. The lowest point in the state of Pennsylvania is located on
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#17327799207155332-487: The issue before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In October 2000, in what was described as a Solomonic decision because it "split the difference," the Pittsburgh region of the NLRB ruled that each local union was free to do as it wished. Seven bargaining units with about 1,000 members became dual affiliates of AFT and PSEA. This organization became known as HealthCare PSEA. The 12 other bargaining units, with
5418-644: The law in order to prevent the Cartoon Unionists Guild, a Trade Union, from gaining a foothold in Disney Studios. Section 7 ( 29 U.S.C. § 157 ) sets out the general principle that employees have the right to join a trade union and engage in collective bargaining. Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for
5504-624: The limitation on working in the employer's usual business. Objections are based on the inconveniences and costs of meeting the criterion. For instance, it prevents small venues from hiring performers, even for one-night stands, unless they are hired as employees. As a result, in the California phase of the campaign, numerous occupations of independent contractors were exempted from the test in California Assembly Bill 5 (2019) . The Little Wagner Act, written by Ida Klaus ,
5590-400: The narrowing of the Act's provisions allowing workers to be hired as independent contractors, thus bringing them under the jurisdiction of the Act. Legislators have introduced a standard for independent contracting termed the "ABC test", after its three criteria A, B and C. To be hired as an independent contractor, the worker must: Independent contractors and employers have objected to B,
5676-559: The nation. Chart of Voter Registration As of February 5, 2024, there are 406,799 registered voters in Delaware County. As of March 2, 2022 : Row officers, a term unique to Pennsylvania, are a conglomeration of elected officials defined by Article IX, Section 4 of the Pennsylvania Constitution . This unit of officers includes the position of controller, District Attorney, treasurer, sheriff, register of wills, recorder of deeds, prothonotaries , clerks of
5762-500: The new field of public relations to prolong the settlement of the strike. He also recruited the former Canadian Labour Secretary (and future Prime Minister) MacKenzie King to the Rockefeller Foundation to broker a solution to the prolonged strike. The settlement resulted in the establishment of a Management-Labor conciliation board, which evolved into a company union and template for settling labor disputes. Although
5848-404: The officers of the Board and their expenses. Section 6 ( 29 U.S.C. § 156 ) empowers the Board to issue rules interpreting the labor legislation. This will generally be binding, unless a court deems it to have acted outside its authority. Under section 10 ( 29 U.S.C. § 160 ) the NLRB is empowered to prevent unfair labor practices, which may ultimately be reviewed by
5934-479: The past few decades. While the longstanding Republican registration edge has been erased, Republicans still remain competitive with Democrats at the state and local level. Most Republicans from the county tend to be fiscally conservative and socially moderate, as is the case with Republicans from most suburban Philadelphia counties. In the 2004 US Senate election, Republican Arlen Specter defeated Joe Hoeffel but Democrat Bob Casey, Jr. defeated Rick Santorum in
6020-563: The poor representation and low militancy of the nurses association. In 1994, the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) raided PNA's private-sector and Temple University Health System bargaining units. SEIU District 1199P raided PNA in 1997, taking over a large unit of state-employed nurses and health professionals. Never eager to engage in collective bargaining, PNA voluntarily shed its remaining collective bargaining unit (composed of nurses in
6106-438: The practice and procedure of collective bargaining and by protecting the exercise by workers of full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing, for the purpose of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment or other mutual aid or protection . Some of these changes were later achieved in the 1947 amendments. Over time, the U.S. Supreme Court has gradually undone
6192-411: The presence of the new union, the previously non union workers voted 82–27 to join PASNAP. Union organizing from PASNAP was highly successful throughout 2016. In January, PASNAP successfully led unionizing campaigns two major Philadelphia-are hospitals: Delaware County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) and Hahnemann University Hospital , for a total of 1200 organized nurses. In April, PASNAP successfully formed
6278-416: The purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, and shall also have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities except to the extent that such right may be affected by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment as authorized in section 8(a)(3). Specific rules in support of collective bargaining are as follows. "Employees shall have
6364-483: The railway or airline industries. Section 2(2) (29 USC §152(2)) states that the Act does not apply to employees of the "United States or any wholly owned Government corporation, or any Federal Reserve Bank , or any State or political subdivision thereof, or any person subject to the Railway Labor Act ". Under section 19 ( 29 U.S.C. § 169 ), people who have religious convictions against joining
6450-410: The right of private sector employees to organize into trade unions , engage in collective bargaining , and take collective action such as strikes . Central to the act was a ban on company unions . The act was written by Senator Robert F. Wagner , passed by the 74th United States Congress , and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt . The National Labor Relations Act seeks to correct
6536-437: The right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, and shall also have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities except to the extent that such right may be affected by an agreement requiring membership in
6622-611: The river and bay drainage area named "Delaware" in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr , Governor of the nearby English colony of Virginia . The land was explored by Henry Hudson in 1609, and over the next several decades it was variously claimed and settled by the Swedes , the Dutch , and the English . Its original human inhabitants were the Lenape tribe of American Indians. Once
6708-449: The service and maintenance employees. Management asked The Burke Group, a notorious anti-union consultant, to advise the hospital on strategy and tactics. The LPNs rejected the union by a mere six votes, leading PASNAP leaders to decry what they saw as "widespread illegal behavior on the part of the employer." PASNAP entered into contract negotiations with the hospital. But three years later, the technical and professional workers decertified
6794-472: The state found that 56 percent of nurses would enter the profession today due to mandatory overtime and poor nurse-to-patient staffing ratios. At the time, the poll was the largest survey of RNs ever conducted in Pennsylvania. In 2004, a second poll of more than 2,500 registered nurses in the southeastern Pennsylvania region found that nearly one in three nurses planned to quit nursing within the next five years due to long working hours. The bill eventually passed
6880-583: The state house and went into effect on July 1, 2009. A subsequent bill to mandate minimum nurse-to-patient ratios (so-called "safe staffing" legislation) was introduced in the Pennsylvania State House on September 26, 2011, advanced substantially by PASNAP. National Labor Relations Act The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 , also known as the Wagner Act , is a foundational statute of United States labor law that guarantees
6966-669: The union when no contract was signed. PASNAP did not attempt to organize another collective bargaining unit until 2005. The union's next foray into organizing was a small one. In July 2005, the union organized 17 nurses, nurse practitioners and physician assistants at the Delaware County, Pennsylvania , George W. Hill Correctional Facility . In March 2006, the union organized a small unit of 40 registered nurses and technicians at Wills Eye Surgical Center in Philadelphia. The union quickly expanded its organizing program. In May 2007, 275 registered nurses at Jeanes Hospital (a member of
7052-419: The unions that represented the employees whom they were supposed to supervise or police. Many accused the NLRB of a general pro-union and anti-employer bias, pointing to the Board's controversial decisions in such areas as employer free speech and "mixed motive" cases, in which the NLRB held that an employer violated the Act by using misconduct that ordinarily would not result in termination to fire an employee who
7138-544: Was 2,990 inhabitants per square mile (1,150/km ). There were 216,978 housing units at an average density of 1,178 per square mile (455/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 80.3% White, 14.5% African American, 0.1% Native American , 3.3% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. 1.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.6% were of Irish, 17.5% Italian, 10.1% German and 6.7% English ancestry. There were 206,320 households, out of which 31.5% had children under
7224-400: Was divided from the rest and named Delaware County for the Delaware River . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 191 square miles (490 km ), of which 184 square miles (480 km ) is land and 6.8 square miles (18 km ) (3.5%) is water. It is the third-smallest county in Pennsylvania by area. Delaware County is roughly diamond- or kite-shaped, with
7310-465: Was engaged in pro-union activity. In addition, employers campaigned over the years to outlaw a number of union practices such as closed shops , secondary boycotts , jurisdictional strikes , mass picketing, strikes in violation of contractual no-strike clauses, pension and health and welfare plans sponsored by unions and multi-employer bargaining . Many of these criticisms included provisions that employers and their allies were unable to have included in
7396-526: Was replaced by Republican Pat Meehan , who defeated Lentz, the Democratic candidate. Lentz was replaced in the State House by Joe Hackett , a Republican. Meehan represented the 7th district until his resignation on April 27, 2018. Before it was thrown out by a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in 2018, the 7th Congressional District had been regarded one of the most irregularly drawn districts in
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