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.
Jun 11, 2020
Health care workers joined together Thursday to stand with the Black Lives Matter movement and speak out against racism.
Jun 11, 2020
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Some members of the healthcare community in Western New York came together today to stand up for victims of racial…
Jun 11, 2020
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Healthcare workers at St. Mary's Medical Center are holding a protest against police brutality and racial…
Jun 11, 2020
More than 100 unionized healthcare workers at Oishei Children’s Hospital and Buffalo General Medical Center took part in a national walkout…
Jun 11, 2020
Brooklyn, NY – Healthcare workers continuing to struggle on the front lines of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spent Thursday’s noontime lunch…
Jun 11, 2020
WHAT: After more than three months of facing enormous pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Westchester Medical Center’s (WMC) refusal…
Jun 11, 2020
Healthcare workers and supporters held a silent protest outside St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach along with others across the…
Jun 11, 2020
Healthcare workers across the state joined together Thursday afternoon to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement and stand up…
Jun 11, 2020
Over 30 nursing home workers at Ridgewood Center hold a silent vigil together with a 1199SEIU healthcare worker Patricia Matthews to honor…
Jun 11, 2020
Healthcare workers with Kaleida Health gathered for a moment of silence in the parking lot across from Oishei Children’s Hospital Thursday,…
Jun 11, 2020
HUDSON — Health care workers took a moment Thursday to take a knee outside Columbia Memorial Hospital to protest the killing of George Floyd…
Jun 10, 2020
Mount Sinai 1199 members, along with thousands of others across the union, have sacrificed and risked their lives while working on the…
Jun 10, 2020
Hello Sisters and Brothers! We are moving to a new Union headquarters on June 29th, 2020. Our new address will be 498 7th Ave., New York,…
Jun 9, 2020
OMH Emotional Support Helpline: 1-844-863-9314 The Emotional Support Line provides free and confidential support, helping callers…
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…
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…
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…
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…