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.
Oct 15, 2019
1199’s youngest environmentalists led our contingent at the historic climate march in New York City on September 20, where they rallied…
Oct 14, 2019
In September, 1199ers kicked off unionwide discussions of the 2020 presidential election with a member forum at the Union’s Manhattan…
Oct 14, 2019
The 1199SEIU/Employer Child Care Corporation will hold its annual Camp Fair on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 1199’s Cherkasky/Davis Conference Center,…
Oct 14, 2019
Title I of the LMRDA contains the Bill of Rights for members of labor organizations. The Bill of Rights guarantees union members equal…
Oct 14, 2019
This fall, the 1199SEIU National Benefit Fund (NBF) is offering all 1199SEIU members a free, online financial information series.
Oct 14, 2019
The first step in making change is making your voice heard. 1199ers who work in hospitals and nursing homes in New York City traveled to…
Oct 10, 2019
Last month, right after Labor Day, CNN conducted an unusual— actually, unique—seven-hour-long forum for the leading Democratic presidential…
Oct 10, 2019
At our Presidential Issues Forum held in New York City in September, Patrick Gaspard, Executive Director of the Open Societies Foundation…
Sep 30, 2019
Mineola, LI, NY- After a long, contentious struggle, workers at NYU-Winthrop Hospital on Long Island voted on Wednesday, September 25, to…
Sep 30, 2019
Health care is a fundamental right for all. All Americans have a right to equitable, affordable, accessible, culturally-competent, and…
Sep 30, 2019
Successful vote caps an over year long battle to organize workers in the face of management opposition.
Sep 16, 2019
The GW Hospital violated labor laws by improperly withdrawing recognition of the labor union representing hospital workers, according to a…
Sep 12, 2019
Washington, DC (September 11, 2019) - We applaud the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for ruling that Universal Health Services, Inc.…
Sep 10, 2019
Tuesday night was rough. A sharp scent drifted into Marjorie Salmon’s dream world at 4 a.m. She was still trying to rouse herself when its…
Sep 5, 2019
We are, unfortunately, in an era of the propagation of “fake news.” And also, equally unfortunate, is that the spread of fake news is not…
Sep 4, 2019
After negotiating throughout the summer months with an employer who was proposing givebacks on the 1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund and…
Sep 4, 2019
Most hospitals do not frequently take patients to court over medical debt. But since 2015, Carlsbad Medical Center, in New Mexico, has filed…
Aug 30, 2019
Of the 3,000 victims killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, some 600 were union members. The majority were firefighters, but…
Aug 30, 2019
Of the many 1199 heroes on Sept. 11, 2001, one made the ultimate sacrifice. Cabrini Hospital EMT Marc Sullins, aged 30, lost his life trying…
Aug 30, 2019
The decade of the 1980s was a difficult period for 1199, as the Local grappled with complex questions of affiliations and its relation to…