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Over a hundred frontline home care workers from around the state joined State Senator Gustavo Rivera and other legislators in Albany earlier today to urge support for the Home Care Savings & Reinvestment Act (S2332A/A2018A) that would save the state approximately $35 billion over ten years by transitioning home care services to a managed fee-for-service model with direct state oversight and improved transparency. Read More

Healthcare Workers Demand State Leaders Prioritize Healthcare Funding To Prevent Hospital, Clinic & Nursing Home Closures Read More

Governor Hochul’s budget on path to offset devastating Congressional Republican cuts to healthcare, but state leaders must act now to provide critical investments Read More

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Area Coalition Demands State Leaders Prioritize Healthcare Funding After Congressional Republicans Claudia Tenney & Nick Langworthy Vote To Cut Healthcare - Risking Hospital, Clinic & Nursing Home Closures Across Western New York Read More

Caregivers Demand Fair Contract With Competitive Wages and Benefits to Help Retain and Recruit More Workers From One of America’s Top Places To Work Read More

Area Coalition Demands State Leaders Prioritize Healthcare Funding After Congressional Republicans Claudia Tenney & Nick Langworthy Vote To Cut Healthcare - Risking Hospital, Clinic & Nursing Home Closures Across Western New York Read More

Hospital workers at Mount St Mary’s Hospital and Lockport Memorial Hospital Began Contract Talks With Catholic Health Early January Read More

Rochester Regional’s Unity Living Center Workers Demand Fair Contract That Improves Staffing Levels At Not-For Profit Care Facility Read More

The healthcare workers of 1199SEIU mourn the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, an extraordinary leader whose contributions to the labor and civil rights movements bridged generations. Read More

Caregivers Demand For-Profit Owners Negotiate A Fair Contract That Invests in Workers And Improves Working Conditions Read More

An injury to one is and injury to all. Read More

Members press New York State lawmakers to step up and save critical healthcare providers after Washington, DC abandoned them. Read More

A bargaining committee member at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America outlines their Union journey. Read More

In the 1199 caucus program, cultural expression and political activism go hand in hand. Read More

Claudette Colvin struck two mighty blows against segregation. Read More

Thousands of 1199SEIU members in New York City work side-by-side with New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) members every day. Read More

Members in three 1199 regions took to the streets on January 23 to demonstrate their solidarity with the immigrants and activist allies in Minnesota who have been subjected to brutal ICE enforcement actions in recent weeks. Read More

Breathing new life into the annual commemoration of Martin Luther King Day, 1199 brought together modernday activists to ignite the fight for immigrant justice. Read More

I’ve spent the last nine years caring for people at some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. This work isn’t easy. It’s physically demanding, emotionally heavy, and often thankless, but I do it because I truly care about people. Helping others has always been part of who I am. Read More