'We Will Keep Standing in Unity.' Local Unions Rally Behind Mount Nittany Workers as Strike Nears

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Connor Lewis, region advocacy coordinator for the Pennsylvania State Education Association, speaks on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at Sidney Friedman Park in State College during a rally in support of Mount Nittany Medical Center workers who are preparing to strike. Photo by Evan Halfen | StateCollege.com

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By Evan Halfen July 15, 2026 – 9:41 pm

Labor organizations and supporters from across Centre County pledged Wednesday evening to stand alongside more than 950 Mount Nittany Medical Center employees if they walk off the job later this month, urging hospital executives to return to the bargaining table with a new offer before a planned strike begins July 27.

Representatives from the Pennsylvania State Education Association’s Central Region, State College Area Education Association, Teamsters Local 8, CGE-UAW, SEIU Local 668, Seven Mountains AFL-CIO and other unions gathered at Sidney Friedman Park in State College to show their support for the healthcare workers, who have been unable to reach a new contract agreement with hospital management after months of negotiations.

Many supporters among the crowd held signs reading “Invest in all Mount Nittany workers. Excellent patient care takes all of us.”

The rally came one week after workers represented by SEIU Healthcare PA delivered the federally required strike notice of at least 10 days following a vote in which about 98% of union members approved a five-day strike beginning July 27 if a new contract is not reached.

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