UPMC MCKEESPORT v. SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION NATIONAL INDUSTRY PENSION FUND et al

  1. August 25, 2022

    SEIU Beats Pa. Hospital's Challenge To $288K Pension Bill

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has tossed a Pittsburgh-area hospital's challenge to a $288,000 bill served to it by a Service Employees International Union pension fund, saying Thursday that because the hospital missed a deadline to amend its complaint, the litigation is dead in the water.

  2. August 02, 2022

    SEIU Pension Fund Escapes Hospital's Contributions Suit

    A Service Employees International Union-run pension fund escaped a lawsuit challenging its pursuit of over $288,000 in contributions from a Pittsburgh-area hospital, with a Pennsylvania federal judge ruling Tuesday that SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania should be the only defendant in the litigation.

  3. July 13, 2022

    Hospital Defends Bid To Send Pension Claims To Arbitration

    A Pittsburgh-area hospital asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to knock down a motion by a Service Employees International Union affiliate and an SEIU pension fund to dismiss its arbitration bid, arguing that the union is required to resolve its pension payment dispute outside of court.

  4. June 22, 2022

    Hospital Can't Arbitrate Payment Fight After Loss, Union Says

    A Service Employees International Union affiliate and an SEIU pension fund asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to dismiss a Pittsburgh-area hospital's attempt to push a payment dispute to arbitration after having lost in court, saying the litigation should be thrown out entirely.

  5. May 23, 2022

    SEIU Snags Win In Pennsylvania Hospital Pension Suit

    A Pittsburgh-area hospital lost its suit against a health care workers union and its pension fund after a judge ruled Monday that the court did not have jurisdiction over the hospital's claims that the union violated its collective bargaining agreement when it requested more than $288,000 in unpaid contributions.

  6. May 03, 2022

    Hospital Union Wants Pension Debt Dispute Thrown Out

    A Pennsylvania health care workers' union asked a federal judge to toss claims that it violated agreements and fraudulently stuck a Pittsburgh-area hospital with a $288,000 bill for unpaid pension fund contributions.

  7. April 27, 2022

    Hospital Wants Pension Debt Dispute With Union Kept Alive

    A Pittsburgh-area hospital urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to preserve litigation accusing its workers' union of illegally hitting it with a surprise bill seeking over $288,000 in pension contributions, saying the union's dismissal argument mischaracterizes the lawsuit.

  8. April 06, 2022

    SEIU, Benefits Fund Say Hospital Trying To Skirt Pension Debt

    A health care workers' union and its pension fund are looking to shed a lawsuit from a Pennsylvania hospital that allegedly owes the fund over $288,000, telling a federal judge the suit amounts to little more than the hospital's defense against separate litigation seeking to recover the owed contributions.

  9. February 01, 2022

    UPMC Says Hospital Does Not Owe More To Pension Fund

    A Pennsylvania hospital sued a health care employees union and its pension fund Tuesday over claims that the hospital owes over $288,000 in contributions for hours that nurses worked before the end of their probation periods, saying the hospital was unaware that it violated the fund's policies.