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 17, 2023
After months of bargaining, taking action, and making our voices heard, nearly 1,000 members have a new contract at Elara that invests in…
Mar 9, 2023
Rochester, NY – 1199SEIU members at The Pearl Nursing Center on Portland Avenue overwhelmingly voted to ratify a 3-year agreement today.…
Mar 8, 2023
“The 2023 Florida Legislation has begun, and our powerful organization of healthcare workers will fight to protect patients, caregivers and…
Mar 6, 2023
The 1969 Charleston, South Carolina hospitals strike was an early test of 1199’s strategy of joining union power with soul (civil rights)…
Mar 6, 2023
Lillian Bannister became an 1199 member in 1994, when she started as PCA at Our Lady of Mercy in the Bronx. By the time she retired at
age…
Mar 6, 2023
Charlie Hilario has been an 1199 activist for more than two decades, volunteering to take part in the Union’s political campaigns from the…
Mar 6, 2023
When other children were dreaming of becoming astronauts, doctors or train conductors, Dr. Peniel Joseph had his heart set on being an…
Mar 6, 2023
When home care workers at Schofield Residence in Kenmore, New York, celebrated forming a union with 1199SEIU last December, it marked the…
Mar 6, 2023
Providing high quality healthcare means being there when it counts – not only at the bedside, but behind the scenes as well. The Union’s…
Mar 6, 2023
1199 members joined the Caring Across Maryland coalition of workers and healthcare advocates as they unveiled a package of bills for state…
Mar 6, 2023
1199SEIU members in Rochester held their 42nd Annual Martin Luther King Celebration at Strong Memorial Hospital on January 17. Members came…
Mar 6, 2023
On January 18, nearly 200 Massachusetts members united in-person and virtually for a statewide 1199 delegate and leader assembly. They came…
Mar 6, 2023
For three decades the 1199SEIU Child Care Funds and the Child Care Corporation have provided quality services to over 400,000 children
and…
Mar 6, 2023
New York City contracts with nonprofits to provide billions of dollars’ worth of critical social services to New Yorkers in need. But…
Mar 2, 2023
1199ers in Massachusetts unveil 2023-2024 legislative priorities that address short-staffing and wages, plus endorse priorities led by…
Mar 2, 2023
MIAMI – Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East – the largest union of healthcare workers in Florida – have launched bargaining…
Mar 2, 2023
Personal Care Attendants chanted and sang alongside people with disabilities and elders at the Embrace Memorial before heading to the State…
Mar 1, 2023
Major Healthcare Employers and Front-Line Caregivers from across the state will speak to NYS Senate and Assemblymembers
Feb 22, 2023
It’s election season. There are numerous municipal seats up for grabs in communities across the state of Florida. Municipal elections are…
Feb 22, 2023
It’s been just a few months since 1199ers pulled out all the stops to secure a full-term for New York State Governor Kathy Hochul. Members…