Buffalo, NY - 1199SEIU nursing home workers in Western New York continue their fight for fair contracts at 12 area for-profit nursing homes. More than 1,200 local caregivers are set to join a nationwide day of action happening in more than a dozen states on June 8, uniting their local demand for fair wages and going national with their campaign. Read More
WHY: Twelve for-profit nursing home contracts in Upstate New York covering 1,200 healthcare workers all have expired. Nursing Home workers are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and will join a nationwide call to action across 12 states as thousands of workers demand industrywide nursing home reforms. Read More
This spring, the 1199SEIU Homecare Division collaborated with Pratt Institute and the Highbridge Community Development Corporation. Read More
WHY: Twelve for-profit nursing home contracts covering 1,200 healthcare workers all have expired. Nursing Home workers are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. Read More
“Doctors, nurses and other hospital workers are committed to provide the very best care possible to their patients. It’s an oath we take, and are bound by law, no matter the immigration status or other circumstances of the patient. Read More
We are proud to endorse candidates who will fight for a healthy and equitable Maryland. We must elect representatives who will organize with us to build a city that works for working families. Read More
We are proud to endorse candidates who will fight for a healthy and equitable District of Columbia. We must elect representatives who will organize with us to build a city that works for working families. Read More
Lockport, NY - More than 50 nursing home workers are fighting for a fair contract following seven months of negotiations with Elderwood. Their union contract expired December 31, 2021. Nursing home workers at Elderwood at Lockport are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. Read More
WHY: More than 50 nursing home workers are fighting for a fair contract following seven months of negotiations with Elderwood. Their union contract expired December 31, 2021. Nursing home workers at Elderwood at Lockport are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. Read More
WHY: More than 50 nursing home workers are fighting for a fair contract following seven months of negotiations with Elderwood. Their union contract expired December 31, 2021. Nursing home workers at Elderwood at Lockport are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. Read More
Frontline workers seek union recognition to boost recruitment and retention efforts Read More
Join us for an evening of celebration and activism as we hear from our Members and Special Guest Speakers: Kent Wong, Director of the UCLA Labor Center; and Stewart Kwoh, Founder and President Emeritus of Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles. Let’s continue to draw attention to our struggles, while committing to work to uplift our communities and forge cross-racial solidarity! Read More
We are all feeling tremendous sorrow following the mass shooting at our Jefferson Avenue Tops Supermarket on Saturday. We mourn for the victims lost in this act of racist violence and our hearts go out to our UFCW union family working in the store the day of this horrific tragedy. Read More
1199SEIU is appalled and heartbroken by the mass shooting today at a supermarket in Buffalo. Our hearts go out to our UFCW union family and all those impacted by this senseless act. Read More
Rochester, NY – More than 50 union Healthcare Workers at Anthony Jordan Health Care Center in Rochester voted to ratify a 2-year agreement with their employer this week following months of negotiations. Caregivers are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. Read More
More than 70 nursing home workers hit hard during COVID-19 and critical short staffing are fighting for fair wages and a union contract. The 1-year contract extension for Service & Maintenance workers expired October 31, 2021 and the Licensed Practical Nurse contract expired December 31, 2021. Nursing home workers at Elderwood at Williamsville are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and have been bargaining with management for a new labor contract since early October of last year. Read More
ALBANY, NY (May 9, 2022) -- 1199SEIU healthcare workers – joined by State Senator Tim Kennedy, and Assemblyman Erik Dilan and a host of other lawmakers – today called for passage of the Reinvest in NY Healthcare Act to keep healthcare dollars in New York, instead of lining the pockets of insurance companies. Read More
Clara is a native of Alabama and started her education at Tuskegee Institute. She later completed her education at Emery Riddle University in Germany. Her career in the labor movement began as an organizer/educator with experience in all three sectors of labor (private, federal, and public). Read More
“A Supreme Court rollback of Roe vs. Wade would be a tragic loss of reproductive freedoms and healthcare for tens of millions of women in the United States, especially in states such as Florida that have passed extreme and intrusive laws curtailing women’s freedom and right to self-determination. Read More
