A Critical Moment: We Need Your Help!

Mar. 18, 2010

We are at a critical moment in our fight to pass national healthcare reform.

A vote on the final healthcare bill will probably happen in the House of Representatives over the weekend -- but right now, there aren't enough Democratic votes to pass it.

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1199SEIU Members Step Up Drive to Win Healthcare Reform Votes

Mar. 17, 2010

After a year’s debate and with only days to go before an expected vote in Congress for healthcare reform, 1199SEIU members and allies are stepping up their campaign to secure votes for reform from wavering New York Democratic Representatives.

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1199SEIU Nurses Join Final Push for Healthcare Bill

Mar. 16, 2010

1199SEIU RNs from New York City joined thousands of health care activists on March 9 to confront one of the powerful groups opposing passage of a comprehensive health care reform bill.

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1199 EITC Tax Program Puts Members on The Path To Obtaining The American Dream

Mar. 16, 2010

As of March 10, the Buffalo 1199SEIU office has prepared over $640,000 worth of returns for area 1199 members and their families. For some members the EITC program is a great convenience. But for others, the extra money they save with the 1199 program helps them in their pursuit of the American dream.

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1199SEIU Targets Dems in Congress Who Oppose Healthcare Reform

Mar. 13, 2010

With the future of healthcare reform legislation hanging in the balance, 1199SEIU on Friday warned Congressional Democrats from New York that the union would scrutinize them in this year’s election campaigns “on their measure of dedication to progressive issues critical to working families and their ability to move those issues forward.”

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Hudson Valley Nursing Home Workers Join in Song And Prayer To Protect Their Pensions

Mar. 10, 2010

1199SEIU healthcare workers and their families gathered at the Wartburg Adult Care Community in Mount Vernon in New York’s Westchester County on March 6 for a candlelight prayer vigil to save and protect their pensions. From the top of the hill on Bradley Street, you could hear a group of sweet voices singing psalms.

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1199SEIU RNs Report Back From Haiti

Mar. 10, 2010

On February 8, two 1199 RNs flew from New York to the Dominican Republic and were then transported to Haiti to attend to the victims of the earthquake that hit the capital Port-Au-Prince on January 12.

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1199ers to Join March in Washington on March 21 for Immigration Reform

Mar. 10, 2010

Busloads of 1199SEIU members will be joining contingents from across the country for a March 21 national mobilization in Washington, DC for comprehensive immigration reform.

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Annabel Palma Joins Coalition of Advocates, Caregivers Against Homecare Cuts

Mar. 09, 2010

NY City Council Member Annabel Palma, advocates and caregivers held a press conference on the steps of City Hall on March 8 to oppose a State Executive Budget proposal that would limit the hours of personal care available to seniors and people with disabilities.

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Maryland Lobby Day 2010: Preserving Healthcare

Mar. 05, 2010

Maryland’s annual Lobby Day is coming up on Thursday, March 11, and members are getting ready for a big day in Annapolis, the state’s capital.

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