Oct 30, 2020
Election Day is just a few days away, and with its results, the fate of our country and a world already engulfed in chaos—a world that’s literally burning down is some places—as Donald Trump, his allies, and his administration drive the chaos.
Oct 30, 2020
Contrary to popular belief, the streets of Manhattan’s Upper East Side are not paved with gold. And the 1199 members who work at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House (LHNH) know that very well.
Oct 29, 2020
Member political organizer (MPO) Sophia Colley remembers when the Obama Administration, led by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, delivered the historic Affordable Care Act to provide quality, accessible healthcare coverage for millions of Americans who had been otherwise uncovered and vulnerable.
Oct 28, 2020
1199SEIU members know that we are at a historic turning point where the stakes have rarely been as high for health care and workers’ rights. As of October 26, nearly 20,000 of 450,000 1199SEIU members in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida, Maryland and Washington, DC had already voted. And those numbers are inching up by the hour.
Oct 28, 2020
1199SEIU members know that we are at a historic turning point where the stakes have rarely been as high for health care and workers’ rights. As of October 26, nearly 20,000 of 450,000 1199SEIU members in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida, Maryland and Washington, DC had already voted. And those numbers are inching up by the hour.
Oct 28, 2020
The entire Maryland/DC Division of 1199SEIU offered congratulations to long term care member Pat Walker, who in early September was named a Healthcare Hero by the Health Facilities Association of Maryland.
Oct 27, 2020
Dozens of workers at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (NFMMC) in Niagara Falls, NY held an informational picket Sept. 30 to call attention to short staffing at the institution that they say has grown so bad that it’s endangering patient care and taking a severe emotional toll oncaregivers.
Oct 27, 2020
In September, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a package of nursing home reforms that will have significant impact for caregivers and their patients. The bill commits significant resources to assist New Jersey’s nursing homes, which have the highest rate of coronavirus cases per facility in the nation and account or half of all COVID-19 deaths in the state.
Oct 27, 2020
It’s the final stretch before the November 3 election and CNA Kaydra Bonamy is on a mission to get Floridians to vote. As a member political organizer with 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, she’s working hard calling voters to educate and inform them about how critical this election is for working families.
