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.
Mar 12, 2020
ALBANY ― Assembly Democrats have a five-year, $450 million plan to combat the state’s homeless crisis — and local governments would decide…
Mar 11, 2020
ALBANY – As Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo leads the state’s coronavirus response, state legislators are scrambling behind-the-scenes at the Capitol…
Mar 5, 2020
A new coronavirus, COVID-19, has been identified as the cause of a cluster of severe pneumonia cases that emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province,…
Feb 27, 2020
From its inception, the leftwing founders of 1199 allied themselves with the struggle of African Americans for social and economic equality.…
Feb 27, 2020
Delegates are 1199’s backbone. Without a force of specially trained, dedicated members in 1199-represented institutions, the union would not…
Feb 27, 2020
As Puerto Rico recovers from a swarm of earthquakes that have crippled the island as it just beginning to recover from the devastation of…
Feb 27, 2020
When Lauren Malic was a little girl growing up in New Orleans, her dream was to become a nurse. Years later, she never lost sight of her…
Feb 27, 2020
1199SEIU and the National Benefit Fund are again making available a free tax prep program for members, so they can pay only the taxes they…
Feb 27, 2020
Every day, local and national news outlets churn out stories about guns and gun violence across America. From big cities like Chicago and…
Feb 27, 2020
In dire straits due to their financial mismanagement, for years The Lutheran Care Network (TLCN) operated their Delmar, NY facilities, Good…
Feb 27, 2020
For many of us, it may seem that Medicaid has been a constant part of American society—providing a much-needed healthcare safety net for…
Feb 26, 2020
The 2020 Census is fast approaching, and I can’t overstate the importance of your participation.
Feb 26, 2020
Members at Baltimore’s St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation and Nursing Center ratified a strong contract in the summer of 2019, and they attribute…
Feb 26, 2020
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is considered 1199SEIU’s North Star. And 1199ers have been celebrating the life of the man who called 1199 “my…
Feb 26, 2020
Months after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, residents in hard hit areas are still struggling to recover. Many were touched by this…
Feb 26, 2020
Unlike most countries—Canada, France, Japan, and Mexico, for example—where election campaigns only last a few weeks, our country’s campaigns…
Feb 26, 2020
Florida CNA Catherine Jefferson buried her murdered son in December. New York Capital Region CNA Taneisha Addison is petrified of losing the…
Feb 25, 2020
Dozens of 1199SEIU Florida members recently turned Tallahassee purple for Senior Day, one of the most important public events this…
Feb 19, 2020
Bill Pigford came of age in Laurel, Mississippi, in the early 1960s at the height of the Civil Rights Movement led by Dr Martin Luther…