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 5, 2023
Nearly 450 workers at Boston-based Fenway Health are now united in 1199SEIU, the fastest growing healthcare workers union in the state.
Oct 5, 2023
Funding to build new modern micro-hospital in Northern Chautauqua County held up by New York State Department of Health more than 6 years…
Sep 28, 2023
Advocates Demand an Independent Review of One Brooklyn Health System & Vital Brooklyn
Sep 27, 2023
Funding to build new modern micro-hospital in Northern Chautauqua County held up by New York State Department of Health more than 6 years…
Sep 15, 2023
To help safeguard reproductive care in the state, contract focuses on boosting retention and recruitment with higher pay and increased…
Sep 14, 2023
The members of 1199SEIU Florida approve and applaud the Biden Administration’s new proposed standards to better ensure quality care and to…
Sep 8, 2023
1199SEIU, SEIU Local 200United & Largest Rochester Employer to continue contract talks next week.
Sep 7, 2023
1199 Personal Care Attendants and the Healey-Driscoll Administration, have tentatively agreed on a new three-year contract that creates a…
Sep 6, 2023
Members describe the importance of safe staffing to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Sep 6, 2023
Confronting climate chaos is necessary to improve health outcomes, an 1199 Delegate tells the EPA.
Sep 6, 2023
Nearly 2,000 members in the nursing field at Boston Medical Center ratified a new three-year contract in June including a 20 percent wage…
Sep 6, 2023
On June 8, members who work at the ENGIE power plant at Georgetown University in Washington DC unanimously ratified a contract that raises…
Sep 6, 2023
Members at kidney dialysis facilities run by Fresenius in New York City negotiated a new contract in June dating back to 2021.
Sep 6, 2023
A group of 9th grade students from the Buffalo Academy of Visual and Performing Arts design came together this summer to paint a mural on…
Sep 5, 2023
Recently, EMS workers have been in the spotlight after a recent violent attack. But the danger these members face does not deter them from…
Sep 5, 2023
1199 brought its fighting force to NJ to turn up the temperature at the table.
Sep 5, 2023
After flexing their collective muscle outside Clara Maass Hospital, members spent the rest of the day relaxing with their families in a…