Kayla Rath, RN: Postpartum nurse, labor organizer, union leader

Kayla Rath works as a postpartum registered nurse on the maternal newborn unit at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kayla earned her first degree in biology on the pre-med track from Pennsylvania’s University of the Sciences, but graduated from the University of Rochester’s Accelerated Bachelor’s Program for Non-Nurses in 2017 after trying out a few different jobs. She is licensed in New York and Pennsylvania, and is BLS and NRP certified. She also became a certified breastfeeding counselor in May. She moved to Pennsylvania just before the pandemic. In Pittsburgh, Kayla got involved with a union contract fight at her network, where she served on the negotiating committee.