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1199SEIU Members Vote To Ratify 3-Year Union Contract At Three Anthony Jordan Health Center Sites
Sep 27, 2024
New union contract covering clinic-based healthcare workers includes more than 12% wage increases bringing workers closer to a living wage,…
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1199SEIU Healthcare Workers, the New York State AFL-CIO & WNY Area Labor Federation mobilize to get out the vote in battleground Pennsylvania Tomorrow 9/28
Sep 27, 2024
Union members from Western New York and Rochester will travel to Erie, Pennsylvania to help get out the vote for Kamala Harris's…
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Thousands of Home Care Workers Overwhelmingly Win Union Election
Sep 27, 2024
“For me, this is about my patients. When we have a stronger voice in how things are done and how we are treated at the agency, we can take…
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Weinberg Campus Nursing Home Workers To Picket Over Lack of Retroactive Pay, Unpaid Benefits, and Poor Leadership At Non-Profit Facility in Getzville
Sep 26, 2024
More than 300 nursing home workers at Weinberg Campus ratified an 18-month agreement earlier this year calling off a planned two-day strike…
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Hundreds of Northwell Labs Staff Vote Union Yes In a Landslide
Sep 26, 2024
Core Testing Facilities Workers Join 1199SEIU
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1199SEIU Healthcare Workers, the New York State AFL-CIO & WNY Area Labor Federation mobilize to get out the vote in battleground Pennsylvania this Saturday, 9/28
Sep 26, 2024
Union members from Western New York and Rochester will travel to Erie, Pennsylvania to help get out the vote for Kamala Harris's…

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  •  Contract talks for nearly 4,000 unionized workers at 27 different nursing homes in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, and Niagara Counties Began Late February As Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against WNY’s Largest Nursing Home Chains Read More
  • Contract talks for nearly 4,000 unionized workers at 27 different nursing homes in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, and Niagara Counties Began Late February As Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against WNY’s Largest Nursing Home Chains Read More
  • URMHC Management Disrespectful Comment To Workers Continues As CEO & President Greg Hutton Sends Intimidating Email Threatening To Replace Specialized Caregivers Read More
  • Contract talks for nearly 4,000 unionized workers at 27 different nursing homes in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, and Niagara Counties Began Late February Read More
  • URMHC Management Disrespectful Comment To Workers Continues As CEO & President Greg Hutton Sends Intimidating Email Threatening To Replace Specialized Caregivers Read More
  • Largest Healthcare Union Calls for Immediate & Urgent Action to Protect Vulnerable New Yorkers & Their Caregivers Read More
  • URMHC VP of Human Resources Tells Workers: “Nothing in Life is Free” as Caregivers Plead for Affordable Health Coverage To Care For Their Families Read More
  • The caregivers of 1199SEIU celebrate the life and legacy of Hazel Dukes, a mentor and lifelong champion for working families, civil rights, quality healthcare, and democracy. Read More
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  • Contract talks for union nursing home workers in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, and Niagara Counties Began Late February Read More
  • Caregivers Raise Concern Over Management’s Continued Stall Tactics and Demand that University of Rochester Decision Makers Join Contract Talks As CEO Greg Hutton Refuses To Face Workers At Bargaining Table Read More
  • Trump’s hateful display of lies and vitriol in his address to Congress last night reminds all of us of the immense and immediate harm his administration poses to working people, our jobs and the cost of living, our rights and our freedoms. Read More
  • The 3-year labor contract covering nearly 8,000 caregivers expires May 31st as workers demand improved staffing levels and added safety protections in the workplace as violence against healthcare workers on the rise across U.S. Read More
  • Years After the Passage of the 2021 Clinical Staffing Committee Law, Short Staffing Remains at Crisis Levels Across the State, Threatening Patient Care and Furthering the Workforce Shortage Read More
  • Twenty-three-year-old Karlie Cole is a new 1199SEIU member-leader at HCA Florida Northside Hospital in Saint Petersburg and a proud member of Generation Z. Read More
  • At North Shore Medical Center in North Miami, dozens of experienced and talented members of 1199SEIU are enjoying significant pay raises negotiated by union members and leaders even after the facility has transitioned to new ownership. Read More
  • More than two hundred 1199SEIU Florida delegates and leaders gathered at the 2024 Delegate Assembly for a celebration of their efforts and achievements on behalf of fellow union members and healthcare workers in the face of great challenges throughout the year. Read More
  • The budget resolution passed last night would enact a vast tax giveaway to billionaires, funded by ripping away up to $880 billion in Medicaid funding that millions of Americans rely on. Read More
  • We are not alone in the fight to protect Medicaid. Using our vast member strength and standing with our political and community allies, we can win it. Read More
  • Members join forces with activists and community allies to protect senior care. Read More