Jun 9, 2020
OMH Emotional Support Helpline: 1-844-863-9314 The Emotional Support Line provides free and confidential support, helping callers experiencing increased anxiety due to the coronavirus emergency.
Jun 9, 2020
1199SEIU is endorsing the following candidates in upcoming Special and Primary Elections to be held on June 23.
Jun 9, 2020
This is a surreal moment. I know I don’t have to tell you as caregivers about the ways COVID-19 has inflicted tragedy on our lives. This virus is an invisible enemy, inflicting visible pain on so many, but we are continuing to fight to save the lives that have been entrusted to us for care.
Jun 9, 2020
Do you remember “Naked and Afraid?” It was that survival TV show on the Discovery Channel that dropped contestants in the middle of the wilderness, naked, to fend for themselves. “Naked and Afraid” is also how Wanda Wilson, CNA at Ellicott Center, described how the employees feel caring for COVID positive residents without proper PPE.
Jun 9, 2020
Nursing homes have been hit hard during this COVID-19 crisis. Members and residents have been getting very sick during these crazy times.
Jun 9, 2020
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis nursing home workers found themselves battling yet another obstacle in their already stressful jobs; this time low wages, inadequate staffing, and the lack of safe staffing laws took a back seat to their newest concern – proper PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). As nursing homes across NYS started to have more and more positive COVID residents, staff were rightfully concerned about their own safety.
Jun 9, 2020
There is no doubt that COVID-19 has disrupted all aspects of our lives, in one way or another, and contract negotiations are not an exception to that. Many of our contracts expired on April 30 of this year. Yet organizers are not allowed in the facility, our bargaining committees cannot meet effectively due to social distancing, and we are unable to negotiate in person.
Jun 9, 2020
“I have to suit up in my hazmat gear every day to fix toilets, lights and make sure telephones work so residents can talk to loved ones,” said John Hill, who has worked in maintenance at Buffalo Center since 1995. “The right thing to do would be to give us some kind of recognition for the risks we are taking for our residents.”
NYC Labor Leaders Call on Governor, Mayor, and Police Commissioner to Put a Stop to Police Brutality
Jun 7, 2020
The systemic assault on the Black body has gone on for far too long—400 years and counting. We are
outraged and heartbroken over the police murder of George Floyd, just as we were at the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Walter Scott, Philando Castile, Sandra Bland and so many more.
Jun 4, 2020
After three months of facing enormous pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic, 1199SEIU healthcare workers at Vassar Brothers Medical Center and Putnam Hospital are demanding to be recognized with compensation in the form of bonuses, rewards or enhanced pay.
