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.
Apr 23, 2020
When a Union of virtually all male pharmacy workers began organizing hospital workers in 1959, they unleashed an army of working women…
Apr 23, 2020
In March, Massachusetts home health workers welcomed Joe Kennedy III and U.S. Senator Ed Markey into their homes to hear about the struggles…
Apr 23, 2020
To prepare for the upcoming election and U.S. Census, as well as educating members about the realities of health disparities and systemic…
Apr 23, 2020
As the Coronavirus epidemic unfolds, at least 112,000 members of 1199 are among the most vulnerable in our nation. Those are the members of…
Apr 23, 2020
Dozens of 1199SEIU Florida members recently turned Tallahassee purple this February for Senior Day, one of the most important public events…
Apr 22, 2020
Resources and services to help limit economic hardship during this time
Apr 22, 2020
MIAMI----With COVID-19 surging in Florida, the state’s largest healthcare union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, has outlined a…
Apr 22, 2020
1199 is moving from its famed Manhattan headquarters on West 43rd St., but the building’s proud history lives on.
Apr 22, 2020
Talk to residents of Baltimore and DC about the candidates who will make our cities work for working people.
Apr 21, 2020
I see the headlines on the News
I watch my family’s panicked faces
An illness coming for us all
Nondiscriminatory to our races
Apr 21, 2020
Traditionally, this time of year holds the promise of renewal. But right now, the United States is in the grips of a pandemic.
America’s…
Apr 21, 2020
As this magazine goes to press, we are facing an unprecedented moment in modern history. Much of the world is engulfed in a pandemic,
with…
Apr 21, 2020
When I started this column in late February ahead of the Super Tuesday primary elections there were still a half-dozen Democratic…
Florida Healthcare Workers With 1199SEIU Union Reject Weakened COVID-19 Protections At HCA Hospitals
Apr 17, 2020
MIAMI---Nurses with Florida’s largest healthcare union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, have rejected new COVID-19 protocols from…
Apr 16, 2020
We’re more than a week away from the projected peak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Tampa Bay and the state, but more than 20,000 Floridians…
Apr 12, 2020
1199SEIU and Airbnb have partnered to provide temporary alternative housing for our members who are on the front line and caring for…
Apr 6, 2020
We demand that all 1199SEIU members will be paid during a quarantine period
without using sick leave or PTO, regardless of the size of…
Apr 2, 2020
10 healthcare workers in New York tell The Telegraph what is happening at the US outbreak epicentre
Apr 2, 2020
New York, NY - In light of the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare facilities nationwide, 1199SEIU President…