Press Center and Media Advisories
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Oct 24, 2023
Caregivers Win 18% Wage Increases, Improvements in Health Insurance & Other Benefits
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Oct 20, 2023
The New York cohort of members who took part in the Union-led Member Leadership Development Program identified a need to address the ongoing…
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Statement of George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU, on Mayor Adams’ limiting of shelter to migrants:
Oct 13, 2023
“News that Mayor Adams plans to evict families from shelter after 60 days is deeply alarming and flies in the face of our city’s…
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Oct 5, 2023
Funding to build new modern micro-hospital in Northern Chautauqua County held up by New York State Department of Health more than 6 years…
Sep 28, 2023
Advocates Demand an Independent Review of One Brooklyn Health System & Vital Brooklyn
WEEKLY CLIPS
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Sep 4, 2018
In the Labor Power 50, we recognize top labor leaders who are key players in the world of New York politics and government. It’s also worth…
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Aug 30, 2018
Although New York state has passed $15 minimum wage legislation, there are thousands of home health care workers, mostly immigrant women of…
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Aug 28, 2018
When Phiwa Nkosi gave birth to her son nine years ago, she was handed a packet of forms to fill out the day she was discharged from Bellevue…
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Aug 12, 2018
Final preparation is underway for the colorful costume-packed, music-filled New York Caribbean Carnival.
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Aug 7, 2018
Dana Balter has secured her first union endorsement as she aims to unseat U.S. Rep. John Katko in the 24th Congressional District race.
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Aug 2, 2018
Last month, we learned that corporate tax receipts are near a 75-year low as a share of the overall economy and that the federal budget…