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.
Jan 11, 2021
Registered Nurses New York Presbyterian-Queens in Flushing held an informational picket Nov. 9 to demand that management settle a new…
Jan 11, 2021
Today we welcome more than 100 new members at White Plains Hospital into the 1199SEIU family. They are joining hundreds of fellow members in…
Jan 11, 2021
Workers at Humboldt House, a rehabilitation and nursing center in Buffalo, NY, in October settled a new contract that includes significant…
Jan 11, 2021
The New York City Labor Chorus has kicked off its rehearsals on Zoom in preparation for performances celebrating its 30th Anniversary.…
Jan 11, 2021
1199SEIU members at four Buffalo area nursing homes owned by the McGuire Group last September ratified a new, one-and-a-half year collective…
Jan 11, 2021
In the midst of the greatest public health crisis in a century, no group of workers has been more needed and more quickly rose to the…
Jan 11, 2021
With any luck, as you read this, moving trucks are on their way to Washington, DC.
Dec 29, 2020
While Florida has been a hot spot of the COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged our communities and economy for nine months, the hardworking…
Dec 23, 2020
Soy un trabajador de la salud de primera línea y he visto los terribles efectos de esta pandemia de cerca, todos los días, durante nueve…
Dec 16, 2020
The 2020 general election was historic. President Elect Joe Biden won more than 80 million votes -- the most votes of any presidential…
Dec 12, 2020
The hardworking women and men of 1199SEIU have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic for nine months. During this time, they have…
Nov 30, 2020
Livingston Hills Nursing Home workers, members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, and their supporters are critically concerned…
Nov 30, 2020
This holiday season, I'm more grateful than ever to be part of our union family with you. THANK YOU for showing what it means to be…
Nov 25, 2020
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East member political organizers (MPOs) played a big part in recent election victories. From…
Nov 23, 2020
When 1199 became the first Union to oppose the war in Vietnam, it did not represent the views of the leadership alone, but also large…
Nov 2, 2020
Tomorrow is election day. It’s the last push to the polls in an election that could be a turning point for Floridians and all Americans. Eva…
Nov 2, 2020
Hospitals don’t stay in good working order on their own. It takes crews of experienced professionals who can manage complicated systems, fix…
Oct 30, 2020
I am the uncle of Jacob Blake, whom you’ve likely heard of because in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where Jacob lives, a policeman shot him in the…
Oct 30, 2020
From its founding, 1199’s commitment to social and economic justice led it to the political arena. Founded in 1932 as a drug workers’
union…