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Families Of Residents Living At Bankrupt Delmar Long-Term Care Facilities, And Healthcare Workers, Announce Town Hall Meeting
Feb 7, 2020
Albany, NY It’s been three weeks since the healthcare workers at Good Samaritan Nursing Home and Kenwood Manor in Delmar, NY (members of…
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President Gresham on The Texas v. Azar Fifth Circuit Decision
Dec 20, 2019
The Texas v. Azar Fifth Circuit decision is yet another example of the Trump administration’s vicious desire to strip working Americans of…
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Delmar, NY Healthcare Workers Will Picket Tomorrow, October 23 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
Oct 22, 2019
Albany, NY The uncertainty and the drama continue. Just yesterday, October 21, the health caregivers at Good Samaritan Nursing Home and…
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1199SEIU wins overwhelming vote to organize over 1200 workers at NYU- Winthrop Hospital
Sep 30, 2019
Successful vote caps an over year long battle to organize workers in the face of management opposition.
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National Labor Relations Board Decision is a Victory for Workers, Amidst Trump Administration’s Anti-Labor Appointments
Sep 12, 2019
Washington, DC (September 11, 2019) - We applaud the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for ruling that Universal Health Services, Inc.…
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1199SEIU Statement on Tampa Mayor’s $15 Minimum Wage Announcement
Aug 29, 2019
Statement by Merline Thomas, a Certified Nursing Assistant at University Village nursing home in Tampa and a member of the 1199SEIU…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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How Lobbying Works in NYC
Mar 11, 2019
Influencing the way politicians vote is a big business. Last year alone, clients in New York City spent a total $102.6 million to help your…
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Nearly $1 Billion Cut to Medicaid Could Result in Job Losses, Closures, Cuts to Care
Mar 8, 2019
BUFFALO, N.Y (WKBW) — Healthcare workers met with local elected officials Friday to warn of the consequences of Medicaid cuts proposed for…
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Immigrants are suffering, need health care now
Feb 27, 2019
This week, a 45-year-old immigrant in the U.S. illegally died in Border Patrol custody. His death follows the December deaths of 7-year-old…
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Public Advocate: Jumaane Williams Wins Special Election in New York City
Feb 27, 2019
Jumaane D. Williams, a Democratic councilman from Brooklyn, was elected as New York City public advocate Tuesday night, notching a victory…
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Many warned a Supreme Court ruling would cripple unions. NY's remain strong
Feb 22, 2019
ALBANY – Labor leaders and top government officials in New York warned that Janus v. AFSCME, the Supreme Court case decided last June, was a…
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This is How We Get Terrible Health Care
Jan 31, 2019
Now that the presidential race has started (God help us), candidates have started discussing policies — and because the health care system…
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