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 14, 2020
1199SEIU members from Upstate New York to South Florida held a union wide lunchtime walkout on June 11 to demand police reform and justice…
Jul 14, 2020
A lot of people may not recognize Suzette Roberts as a hero. She doesn’t wear scrubs or a stethoscope. There haven’t been vivid images of…
Jul 14, 2020
As the COVID-19 crisis engulfed New York City, the relentless whine of sirens drowned out the lockdown induced silence on the city’s…
Jul 14, 2020
Even before New York City became the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, its Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system was the busiest in…
Jul 14, 2020
Dental Assistants from Union Community Health Center (UCHC) in the Bronx, which is affiliated with nearby St. Barnabas Hospital (SBH)…
Jul 14, 2020
At the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak John Gordan, a pharmacy tech at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital wanted to do something to help…
Jul 14, 2020
As Florida’s COVID-19 crisis escalated, Registered Nurses represented by 1199SEIU at institutions operated by Hospital Corporation of…
Jul 14, 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…
Jul 14, 2020
What seems like a million years ago, we were scrambling at the onset of a pandemic, fighting to save lives. Nurses, paramedics, homecare…
Jul 13, 2020
As of July 1, 2020, District of Columbia workers now have paid parental, family, and medical leave.
Jul 10, 2020
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A total of 52 Florida hospitals had no available intensive care unit beds on Friday – including six facilities in…
Jul 9, 2020
WHAT: Since March, 1199SEIU healthcare workers have been doing everything they can to keep patients, communities and themselves safe during…
Jul 8, 2020
Pledge to Vote for Vice President Joe Biden, let’s build an America for All in 2020!
Jul 6, 2020
New York, NY - 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement regarding the release of the New York State…
Jun 19, 2020
New York, NY – 1199SEIU members gathered for a candlelight vigil at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx yesterday — while some members who work…
Jun 18, 2020
WHAT: Frontline nursing home workers at Diamond Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East,…
Jun 16, 2020
White folks need to understand that racism is our problem.
Jun 14, 2020
All it took to awaken our nation to the racism that has been the bedrock of law enforcement since slavery was a once-in-a-century pandemic…
Jun 11, 2020
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) workers in Ocean Breeze on Thursday took a knee inside the entrance of the…
Jun 11, 2020
As protests near the end of another week, the quest for equal justice is taking on new forms — and getting some results.