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1199SEIU, Nation’s Largest Healthcare Union, Demands Reinstatement of TPS Extension for Haitians
Feb 24, 2025
Statement of George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
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University of Rochester Medicine Homecare Banks Millions[1] In Profits While Professional & Clinical Homecare Workers Serving 7 Upstate Counties Strike In Protest of Unfair Labor Practices, High Patient Case Loads, and Costly Health Insurance Monday 2/24
Feb 24, 2025
Caregivers Raise Concern Over Management’s Lack Of Healthcare Experience and Demand that University of Rochester Decision Makers Join…
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Statement from Roxey Nelson of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East On Attack Of Nurse At HCA Palms West Hospital
Feb 20, 2025
The members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Worker East send our deepest thoughts, concerns and wishes to the nurse and her family after the…
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Press Conference: University of Rochester Professional & Clinical Homecare Bargaining Committee Will Provide Update To Public Regarding 1-Day Unfair Labor Practice Strike Happening Next Monday
Feb 17, 2025
Caregivers Raise Serious Concerns Over Management’s Unwillingness To Settle Agreement As Calls Grow To Bring University of Rochester…
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199SEIU/GNYHA Response to House Budget Resolution
Feb 14, 2025
Yesterday, the House Budget Committee proposed a budget resolution that would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid and…
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University of Rochester Professional & Clinical Homecare Workers Serving 7 Upstate Counties To Hold 1-Day Unfair Labor Practice Strike Over High Patient Case Loads & Costly Health Insurance
Feb 12, 2025
Caregivers Raise Concern Over Management’s Lack Of Healthcare Experience At Bargaining Table and Demand that U of R Decision Makers Join…

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  •  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
  • If we are to defend our rights and overcome the extremist Republicans in Washington D.C., working people will need to come together as one. Read More
  • More than 85,000 healthcare workers who make up the 1199SEIU membership in Massachusetts, praised lawmakers on December 31 for passing legislation that will improve oversight and regulation of the state’s healthcare system in response to the Steward Healthcare bankruptcy. Read More