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Thousands of New York healthcare workers, faith leaders and legislators filled the streets in seven major cities across New York State to march in protest of Governor Kathy Hochul’s budget proposal that fails to fully fund Medicaid, the public health insurance program that provides healthcare for more than 7 million low-income New Yorkers. Read More

Get ready to join the largest statewide march of healthcare workers in a generation. Read More

1199SEIU stands behind the leadership of Senator Chuck Schumer in his call for new elections in Israel. Read More

Professional Home Care Workers Among Growing Local and National Trend As Workers Join Labor Unions To Demand Improvements In Their Workplace Read More

New York State Department of Health delays funding for new modern hospital in Northern Chautauqua County for over 7 years while hospital staff continue delivering care at obsolete facility Read More

Home care consumers accompanied by their personal care assistants joined legislators and local officials in Yonkers earlier today to urge Governor Hochul to reverse her proposed cuts to a state program that allows vulnerable New Yorkers to live independently and with dignity in their own homes. Read More

New York State Department of Health delays funding for new modern hospital in Northern Chautauqua County for over 7 years while hospital staff continue delivering care at obsolete facility Read More

Workers seek to advance equity and ensure the community’s continued access to high quality healthcare Read More

Home care workers–thousands facing $3/hour wage cuts under Gov. Hochul’s budget–demanded the state stop wasteful spending & reinvest in care Read More

New York State Department of Health delays funding for new modern micro-hospital in Northern Chautauqua County for over 7 years while hospital staff continue delivering care at obsolete facility Read More

As the 2024 Florida Legislative Session moves into its final stages, caregivers with 1199SEIU continue to strongly advocate for bills that would improve conditions for healthcare workers and their patients at nursing homes and hospitals across the state. Read More

Thousands of hospital and nursing home workers—stretching from Long Island to Buffalo—will rally outside their institutions on Thursday afternoon, calling on Governor Hochul to reverse $1 billion dollars in proposed budget cuts and to properly fund Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals and nursing homes, a lifeline for over seven million New Yorkers. Read More

A portion of New York’s huge, unprecedented reserves must be used to close the Medicaid Health Insurance funding gap, prevent slashing of maternity and mental health services, and protect low-income seniors, children, families and people with disabilities Read More

A portion of New York’s huge, unprecedented reserves must be used to close the Medicaid Health Insurance funding gap, prevent slashing of maternity and mental health services, and protect low-income seniors, children, families and people with disabilities Read More

It was a celebration of successes in 2023 and a look ahead to more in 2024 at the recent 1199SEIU Florida Delegate Assembly hosted at the Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort and Spa overlooking the Gulf of Mexico near Fort Myers. Read More

None of us can afford to sit this election out. Read More

A historical film that speaks directly to our times Read More

When it comes to helping working people, there is no comparison. Read More

More than 1,600 hospital members at Boston Medical Center ratified a strong four-year contract on December 13 which included wage increases of up to 39 percent based on market adjustments, experience and annual raises. Read More

Florida 1199ers joined forces with a coalition of reproductive rights supporters to put the issue of abortion on the November 2024 general election ballot. Read More