Press Center and Media Advisories
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Aug 29, 2023
Elected officials to hold press conference to call on the NYS Department of Health to urgently use its power to appoint a temporary receiver…
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Aug 28, 2023
“Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East deeply mourn for the victims and families of the latest race-based murders carried out…
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Aug 22, 2023
After being in place for the past two years, the collective bargaining agreement covering more than 1,800 service workers at Strong Memorial…
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Aug 8, 2023
County and state elected officials, labor union leaders and community members will join the picket line to support nursing home workers,…
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Aug 8, 2023
Caregivers at The Pines at Poughkeepsie are picketing to call on their employer to agree to a fair contract that will enhance jobs and…
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Aug 1, 2023
The healthcare workers of 1199SEIU deeply mourn the passing of our beloved lieutenant governor, Sheila Oliver.
WEEKLY CLIPS
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Nov 28, 2018
QUEENSBURY — Low pay and expensive health insurance is leaving the Centers nursing homes understaffed, workers said as they picketed outside…
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Nov 27, 2018
A timeline for the shutdown of Emerald South Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has been set, with closure expected by late January.
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Nov 13, 2018
The New York State Department of Health appointed The Grand Healthcare System to operate Emerald North and Emerald South Nursing and…
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Oct 17, 2018
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Jonathan Smith, head of the New York Metro Area Postal Union, entered the Hunts Point Station post office in the Bronx on the…
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Oct 16, 2018
Health care employment in the state increased by more than 18% in the past 10 years, more than double the growth rate of overall employment,…
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Oct 15, 2018
The CMS is looking to increase its oversight of post-acute care settings through new civil money penalties on nursing home staff and a new…