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.
Sep 8, 2022
We currently o er two dental plans. Here are a few plan highlights:
Sep 6, 2022
New York, NY—Today, 1199SEIU homecare workers testified at the City Council’s Civil Service and Labor Committee regarding Intro 175. This…
Sep 6, 2022
Following the Supreme Court ruling this summer to reverse the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and remove the constitutional right to abortion,…
Sep 6, 2022
When 1199 ventured into the organizing of hospital workers in 1959, the Union’s leaders and members, who were overwhelmingly white males at…
Sep 5, 2022
Some 2,000 new Union delegates took their oath of office on June 14th alongside the newly elected 1199SEIU leadership team, being sworn in…
Sep 5, 2022
Roughly one thousand new members voted to join the 1199SEIU family this summer with landmark wins in both Massachusetts and New York.
Sep 5, 2022
Since 1965, when the Anne Shore Camp program began, 1199ers’ children who are between the ages of nine and 15 have been enjoying up to four…
Sep 5, 2022
199SEIU members have always stood at the forefront of the most important movements for justice, equity, and peace. In the weekend before the…
Sep 5, 2022
Rite Aid members have ratified another three-year contract after a tough round of negotiations which includes annual three percent raises…
Sep 2, 2022
Retirees in Florida kicked off the election season with their annual picnic in Orlando on June 30th. It was an opportunity to enjoy food and…
Sep 2, 2022
It is clear that we are living in turbulent times. Our national political landscape is rife with deep divisions and the terrible Russian…
Sep 2, 2022
At a time when our Florida politics are so often polarized, paralyzed along party lines, today we can celebrate an act of collaboration and…
Sep 1, 2022
No matter how young or old we are, we Americans have grown up hearing quite a few myths about our democracy that very often proved to be…
Sep 1, 2022
Lewiston, NY - Yesterday, the three separate bargaining units represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East voted overwhelmingly to…
Aug 31, 2022
Buffalo, NY – More than 600 Nursing Home Workers at four for-profit facilities overwhelmingly ratified a 3-year contract last week, while…
Aug 31, 2022
Who: 1199SEIU members at Columbia Memorial Hospital, Labor and Community Leaders, Elected Leaders Expected: Congressman-elect Pat Ryan, US…
Aug 30, 2022
Veteran organizer, advocate and activist will lead 1199’s political program, representing over 70,000 caregivers in Massachusetts
Aug 23, 2022
BUFFALO, NY -- Starting on September 13th until September 15th, more than 6,300 union healthcare workers employed by Kaleida Health,…
Aug 23, 2022
With over 450,000 members throughout Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Florida, and Washington, DC, 1199SEIU is the largest and…
