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.
Feb 22, 2021
Healthcare workers are among the first in the nation to be eligible to take the new COVID-19 vaccine—which evidence shows will provide…
Feb 22, 2021
Millions of Bandaided biceps signal a return to normalcy: the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is under way.
Feb 22, 2021
I received my first COVID-19 vaccination shot at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx on Jan. 20. Except for a slightly sore arm, I feel…
Feb 22, 2021
1199ers and community members from the Rochester, NY-area gathered on Zoom Jan. 18 for the 40th Annual Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther…
Feb 22, 2021
Frustrated 1199ers at four New York City clinics run by Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) held informational pickets Jan. 7 to…
Feb 19, 2021
Maya Wiley’s week may not have started well, just missing the threshold to qualify for public funds, but it’s ending with a bang: the…
Feb 19, 2021
The endorsement by Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union is a major win for Ms. Wiley. The union was a key early supporter…
Feb 19, 2021
MIAMI----Members of the state’s largest union of healthcare workers, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, are objecting to a contract…
Feb 18, 2021
After four years of the most corrupt, dishonest, cruel, racist, misogynistic, incompetent, science- and fact adverse administration in…
Feb 18, 2021
February is Black History Month. For generations of American pupils, this time of year meant an annual, cursory lecture on George Washington…
Feb 17, 2021
The demand for COVID-19 vaccines far outstrips current supplies and the Biden-Harris administration has made increasing supplies part of his…
Feb 16, 2021
Yesterday, more than 55 nursing home workers at Highland Park in Wellsville voted to ratify their first union contract, ending a very…
Feb 10, 2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers, thank you for all you are doing on the front lines of healthcare. Your commitment to our patients and our…
Feb 8, 2021
During the last decades of the 20th century, 1199 delegates were privileged to attend new members’ classes conducted by two veteran labor…
Feb 3, 2021
I recently received the COVID-19 vaccine. I got vaccinated because I believe in science and because of my patients and my community. The…
Jan 29, 2021
More than 300 Nursing Home workers at Buffalo Center, Ellicott Center and Corning Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing voted this week to…
Jan 28, 2021
January 1959 was the infancy of the most significant organizing campaign in 1199’s history. After winning its first voluntary hospital…
Jan 27, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease is America’s leading expert on COVID-19. Dr. Fauci’s…
Jan 22, 2021
More than three hundred Nursing Home workers at Centers Health Care facilities in Buffalo and Corning went back to the bargaining table with…
Jan 20, 2021
The founders of 1199 shared a deep commitment to organizing all healthcare workers regardless of job classifications. They were active in…