A group of unions has filed an antitrust complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice against UPMC. They are accusing the health care system of not paying workers a fair wage and worsening work conditions."Our complaint asserts that UPMC acquired dominate market power in both hospital markets and labor markets across Pennsylvania and unfairly used that power to harm patients and workers," Matt Yarnell, president of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, said.On Thursday, Yarnell led a virtual meeting about the complaint.The groups involved in filing the complaint say it was based on a nine-month investigation that shows UPMC has wage gaps and that facilities are understaffed to the point that harms workers and patients."After 17 years on the job and a couple promotions, I'm now making just over $20 an hour," Nila Payton, an administrative assistant of pathology, said. "That may sound like a lot, but the living wage for my family type in Pittsburgh is $28 an hour.""UPMC has discovered that they can maximize profits by keeping us understaffed and underpaid," Jodi Faltin, a registered nurse, said. "Now, in 2023, there's rarely a shift that we don't worry about staffing. Driving into work, our minds are full of questions. Will we have to take on extra patients?"U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, said she supports the unions."We have hospital workers who are living paycheck to paycheck. They are unable to cover their basic needs. Instead of paying them livable wages, UPMC tells them to use employee food pantries," Lee said.When asked about the antitrust complaint to the Justice Department, UPMC spokesman Paul Wood said, in part, "UPMC is moving to $18 per hour for our non-union workforce by 2025. This is the highest entry-level of any health care provider in the state." The statement went on to say that UPMC's average wage is more than $78,000 a year.