Hundreds of Pittsburgh-area nurses rally for raises, better working conditions

Hundreds of nurses rallied in the Pittsburgh area Tuesday, calling on their employer, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) of McKeesport, to recognize their union rights and negotiate a contract that would include more staff and better quality jobs.

Nearly 170 nurses have been working at the hospital without a contract since April, local CBS affiliate KDKA reported.

“We want some reasonable raises, we want some of the things that the rest of the nurses in the s...