Oct 15, 2022
By the late 1980s, 1199 had grown into a New York City political powerhouse. But even as far back as the 1930s, the Union could be found on…
Oct 15, 2022
There is no doubt working on the frontlines during the covid pandemic took a terrible toll on 1199ers in the healthcare workforce. Hailed as…
Oct 14, 2022
“I started gathering stories over 20 years ago,” says Tomasina Decrescenzo, a retired 1199 RN operating room nurse at the now closed St.…
Oct 14, 2022
More than 500 Registered Nurses at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, New Jersey celebrated forming a union with 1199 in August. As…
Oct 14, 2022
The political movement that 1199ers have built up over decades to protect and expand the rights of working people is now facing some of its…
Oct 14, 2022
As brick-and-mortar retail operations fight off online competition and a surge in shoplifting across the sector, 1199 members at Rite Aid…
Oct 14, 2022
After a long, hard battle, members at the Columbia Morningside and SSA bargaining units settled a new three-year contract including a three…
Oct 13, 2022
More than 1,200 longterm caregiver at a dozen for-profit nursing homes across two Western New York counties whose union contracts had…
Oct 13, 2022
Teaching new staff members in Professional and Technical roles requires skill and dedication from older hands in the facility. In…
Oct 13, 2022
On Thursday September 1, a day before the start of Labor Day weekend, 1199SEIU members and community leaders rallied at the 7th Street Park…
