Members of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals are set to begin a five-day strike Oct. 6 at Temple University Hospital Main Campus and Temple Women and Families Hospital in Philadelphia, with bone marrow transplant nurses and techs at Jeanes Hospital in Philadelphia also striking.
The union represents 2,600 nurses, techs and professionals across two local chapters: the Temple University Hospital Nurses Association and the Temple University Hospital Allied Health Professionals, according to a union news release. As of 2024, Temple Health had more than 12,000 total faculty members and employees, according to its website.
Union members voted on Sept. 19 to authorize a strike. The union and hospital began negotiating a new labor contract in July.
“Whether PASNAP strikes or not, we have contingency plans in place to continue to provide our patients and community with uninterrupted, safe, high-quality care,” Temple Health said in a statement shared with Becker’s. “… We remain committed to a productive negotiation process and are hopeful that a work stoppage can be avoided — it would only delay reaching a contract.”
Union members have said Temple Health has not made sufficient progress in negotiations to address workers’ concerns.
“All we want is a safe work environment with safe staffing; real security measures and people that can keep us and our patients safe; and wages and benefits that will help retain experienced staff in the hospital,” Carlos Aviles, a Temple University Hospital pharmacy tech and president of the Temple University Hospital Allied Health Professionals, said in the union release.
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