Press Center and Media Advisories
Jun 30, 2023
Statement of George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest union of healthcare workers in the United…
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Jun 28, 2023
Agreement Makes Strong Progress In Solving Healthcare Staffing Crisis Across State
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Jun 23, 2023
Federal Mediator joined talks between 1199SEIU & Absolut Care as workers demand competitive contract that protects wages and benefits.…
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Jun 20, 2023
PPFA’s “National Office Transformation” pushes out some of the movement’s most valued staff and brightest minds
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Jun 20, 2023
The caregivers, members and staff of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East mourn the loss of Mike Williams, president of AFL-CIO Florida,…
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Jun 8, 2023
Caregivers say lack of competitive wages from Bronx-based Centers Health Care contribute to chronic low staffing levels. Service workers…
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…