In the early morning hours of July 24, after 30 hours of bargaining over two days, new members at Northwell Health’s Core Testing Facilities and Little Neck Parkway labs reached a tentative agreement in their first contract—averting strike action.
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New legislation amends NYS Public Health Law to protect healthcare workers by requiring hospitals and nursing homes to develop workplace violence safety and security prevention programs.
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Monnie Callan Way was unveiled on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on June 14, commemorating a much-admired former 1199 Delegate and Social Worker who fiercely defended workers’ rights throughout her life. Read More
In July, less than 24 hours after 1199ers picketed Unlimited Care, a home care agency in White Plains, NY, management signed a contract guaranteeing workers’ raises and benefits. Read More
The 2,500 new home care members with the Brooklyn-based White Glove Community Care agency celebrated their first win on June 24. Read More
Roughly 3,000 caregivers in a Massachusetts statefunded homecare program for seniors voted to join 1199SEIU in late July. Read More
Members at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York City agreed to a new three-year contract on July 25 Read More
Just two hours before a Strike Authorization Vote was set to begin, 8,000 hospital workers at Western New York’s largest private sector employer reached a tentative, three-year contract agreement in late July. Read More
Annis Stewart, an 1199 CNA and member activist who has worked at a Brooklyn nursing home for the past 18 years, tells her story. Currently working in Dietary, she is studying to become an RN. Read More
1199 League of Registered Nurses Office of Continuing Education Fall 2025 Offerings Read More
Roughly 3,000 caregivers in a state-funded homecare program for aging seniors are now united in 1199SEIU, the fastest growing healthcare workers union in the state. Read More
MIAMI – 1199SEIU nurse members from UHealth Tower represented their union and joined a large contingent of SEIU members in Florida as well as thousands of people across the country in a national day of action on July 26 as part of a sweeping public mobilization to say: our families come first—not billionaires. Read More
Two nurse member leaders from 1199SEIU Florida recently were excited to attend the 2025 Nurse of Distinction Awards Gala in New York City which celebrates the achievements of talented and committed caregivers. Read More
In addition to NYS Clinical Staffing Law, Hospital Workers Secured Staffing Enforcement Language Tied To Possible Financial Fines Read More
RN Linda Smith has been a nurse since 2001, providing care at medical facilities all over the nation before settling in South Florida five years ago. Read More
Families First Events Happening Across the Country this Saturday will draw attention to more than $4 Trillion Dollars in Cuts To Essential Care Programs
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Cari Medina's vision for Massachusetts' new chapter Read More
1199SEIU endorsed Zohran Mamdani for Mayor of New York City. Read More
