Aug 27, 2020
COVID-19 has changed every aspect of our lives, and our political activism is no different. 1199ers are more than prepared to pivot and…
Jul 14, 2020
In the battle against COVID-19 there are legions of heroes. Every day, essential workers demonstrated for the world what exemplary care and…
Jul 14, 2020
1199SEIU members from Upstate New York to South Florida held a union wide lunchtime walkout on June 11 to demand police reform and justice…
Jul 14, 2020
A lot of people may not recognize Suzette Roberts as a hero. She doesn’t wear scrubs or a stethoscope. There haven’t been vivid images of…
Jul 14, 2020
As the COVID-19 crisis engulfed New York City, the relentless whine of sirens drowned out the lockdown induced silence on the city’s…
Jul 14, 2020
Even before New York City became the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, its Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system was the busiest in…
Jul 14, 2020
Dental Assistants from Union Community Health Center (UCHC) in the Bronx, which is affiliated with nearby St. Barnabas Hospital (SBH)…
Jul 14, 2020
At the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak John Gordan, a pharmacy tech at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital wanted to do something to help…
Jul 14, 2020
As Florida’s COVID-19 crisis escalated, Registered Nurses represented by 1199SEIU at institutions operated by Hospital Corporation of…
Jul 14, 2020
This is a surreal moment. I know I don’t have to tell you as caregivers about the ways COVID-19 has inflicted tragedy on our lives. This…
