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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.
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Apr 27, 2023
Buffalo, NY — Across New York State, emergency rooms are flooded with patients waiting hours to be seen by a doctor. Nursing homes are…
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Apr 27, 2023
In 1959, a group of 5000 New York City drugstore workers made the audacious decision to organize the city’s hospital workers. It was…
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Apr 26, 2023
Members and community allies, led by 1199SEIU President George Gresham, stopped traffic during rush hour in an act of non-violent civil…
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Apr 26, 2023
The time for a reckoning has come. In the early days of the pandemic, when hundreds or thousands of members were going into work—many of…
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Apr 26, 2023
Buffalo, NY – Healthcare workers, providers, and consumers continue to lobby elected leaders for increases to healthcare funding in the late…
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Apr 26, 2023
More than 1,500 members of 1199SEIU, the nation’s largest healthcare union, have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a contract that will improve…
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Apr 25, 2023
Statement of 1199SEIU President George Gresham, on the passing of Harry Belafonte:
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Apr 24, 2023
Buffalo, New York—Budget negotiations are entering their fourth week past the April 1st deadline and healthcare workers across New York…
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Apr 21, 2023
We made it to the end of Maryland’s legislative session! Many of the bills that 1199 supported passed the state legislature and will soon be…
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Apr 20, 2023
MIAMI –Caregivers and leaders from 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East will host a virtual panel with Florida State Representative…
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Apr 18, 2023
Buffalo, NY - More than 200 nursing home workers at four rural facilities in Western New York avoided a week-long strike after they reached…
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Apr 18, 2023
The 1199SEIU office in Miramar opened its doors to members and their families looking for assistance with applications for TPS or Temporary…
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Apr 18, 2023
The ratification vote on Friday, April 14, was the culmination of months of negotiating that began in September 2022. Technical workers at…
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Apr 6, 2023
WHO: 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, 1199SEIU Training & Employment Funds, Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES, County of Monroe Industrial…
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Apr 5, 2023
MIAMI – April is national Care Workers Recognition Month, recognizing the dedication and importance of essential caregivers, such as nursing…
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Apr 5, 2023
There has been a purple wave of 1199SEIU healthcare workers converging at the Florida State Capitol building during the 2023 legislative…
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Apr 4, 2023
Thousands of Healthcare Workers will rally statewide Wednesday to Protest Governor Hochul’s Proposed Budget
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Apr 3, 2023
Healthcare workers in cities and towns across New York will bang on pots and pans in front of their institutions and hold rallies to raise…
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Mar 21, 2023
MIAMI – Caregivers and leaders with 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East met with officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
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Mar 20, 2023
Albany, NY: Thousands of caregivers, still reeling from three years of the pandemic, will descend on the Capitol to call on Gov. Hochul and…