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 24, 2021
This continuing education offering is an introduction to basic dysrhythmia. The participants will review the physiology of the electrical…
Mar 23, 2021
This month (March) 23years ago, 1199 greatly increased its reach and power when members voted by an overwhelming margin to affiliate with…
Mar 18, 2021
“A special election must be called by the governor for Florida Senate District 37 because it’s so blatantly clear that the November race was…
Mar 18, 2021
CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — Thousands of healthcare workers will call on the governor and state lawmakers to pass real nursing home reform.
Mar 17, 2021
Hello 1199 Family. I am very excited to report that last week I received my first vaccination. The process could not have been easier. The…
Mar 16, 2021
New York, NY - 119SEIU President George Gresham has released the following statement regarding recent racially motivated attacks against…
Mar 15, 2021
On March 22, 2001, 1199 launched a program to assist union members and their families to obtain citizenship. The program was jointly…
Mar 11, 2021
1199SEIU President George Gresham released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s signing of the American Rescue Plan:
Mar 10, 2021
Last week, I received my first vaccination at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. (And I feel great.) 1199ers at Interfaith have been…
Mar 4, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, adding a third vaccine to…
Mar 3, 2021
“Reports that the State Department of Health is planning to dramatically cut health care services in one of the hardest hit areas of New…
Mar 2, 2021
On Friday, February 19th we welcomed nearly 6,000 Personal Assistants (PAs) at Concepts of Independence into the 1199SEIU family -- the…
Feb 26, 2021
The Bread and Roses Gallery, also known as Gallery 1199, often served as a venue for the Union’s African American History Month programs.…
Feb 25, 2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers, I am happy to report that I will be receiving my second dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Thursday, Feb. 25 at…
Feb 24, 2021
COVID-19 shines a light on the critical, behind-the-scenes role of laboratory workers in patient care. 1199SEIU represents laboratory…
Feb 24, 2021
During an unprecedented national crisis, 1199ers moved to the vanguard to defeat perhaps the worst president in our nation’s history. Now we…
Feb 24, 2021
In January, after 50 years at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, Clinical Laboratory Scientist Fritz Joseph hung up his lab coat…
Feb 23, 2021
As COVID-19 raged throughout New York City’s metropolitan area, there was an unexpected pilgrimage north to New York’s Hudson Valley. Real…
Feb 23, 2021
For Jesse Aguirre, a transport messenger at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Queens, NY, COVID-19 work became personal in April, when the…
Feb 23, 2021
What started as a hospital beautification project has become a historic initiative that’s transforming healthcare and addressing long…