The Upstate/WNY Division of 1199SEIU is the voice of healthcare employees in western, central, and northern New York State. The region includes more than 23,000 workers at 29 hospitals, 70 long-term care facilities and clinics, a home care agency, a physicians practice, and a business clerical group. Members of 1199SEIU's Upstate/WNY division work in 26 counties throughout Upstate New York, from the Adirondacks to Niagara Falls, and include registered nurses, hospital workers, professionals, nursing home workers, and home care.
Jul 15, 2024
“Our 1199SEIU caregivers and workers are dedicated to the well-being of our communities, so the department closures, layoffs, bankruptcy and…
Jul 12, 2024
Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, Florida’s largest union of healthcare workers, have launched an intensive contract…
Jul 10, 2024
Healthcare Workers Provide Critical Endorsement for Special Primary on July 16th
Jul 2, 2024
On June 20, the New York Appellate Division,Third Judicial Department rejected the nursing home industry’s attempt to overturn the law…
Jul 1, 2024
Nearly 400 home care workers in Erie, Niagara, Monroe & Ontario counties won wage increases, paid holidays, paid training, and a voice on…
Jun 27, 2024
It’s an exciting time for nursing home workers at Miami Shores Rehabilitation Center and Hialeah Shores Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.…
Jun 25, 2024
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest and fastest-growing healthcare union in New York and nationwide, provided critical on…
Jun 14, 2024
The economic problems faced by workers are very real. Building worker power and unity is the only way to solve them.
Jun 14, 2024
Let’s make sure the Juneteenth federal holiday is recognized in all of our contracts.
Jun 14, 2024
Members at Phelps Hospital reached a tentative agreement at 5:13 a.m. in the morning on May 30th, narrowly averting a one-day strike planned…
Jun 14, 2024
The the ranks of 1199 continue to grow and diversify, including members who perform gender-affirming care at Planned Parenthood and other…
Jun 14, 2024
1199ers joined New York State Nurses Association, CWA District 1, DC37, UFT—United Federation of Teachers, NYSUT—A Union of Professionals in…
Jun 14, 2024
1199 RNs at Mount Sinai Queens attended the annual Damayan health fair on May 11, offering free health screenings in honor of Asian-American…
Jun 14, 2024
On May 15th, nearly 300 members united for the annual Healthcare and Homecare Worker Advocacy Day, where member leaders from across the…
Jun 14, 2024
As the political season ramps up, first-time member political organizer Ida Davis, a delegate from the University of Maryland Capital Region…
Jun 14, 2024
In the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court decision to eliminate the constitutional right to abortion, the majority of states have…
Jun 14, 2024
The annual celebration during Nurses Week to honor the most committed to the profession.
Jun 14, 2024
Thousands of union members converge on Philadelphia for the quadrennial SEIU Convention.
Jun 14, 2024
Members in New York worked hard throughout the winter and early spring to keep up a steady drumbeat of emails, calls, rallies and lobby…
Jun 14, 2024
An 1199er for three decades charts her path to discovering that the key to leading is being able to listen to others.