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.
Oct 30, 2020
Election Day is just a few days away, and with its results, the fate of our country and a world already engulfed in chaos—a world that’s…
Oct 30, 2020
Contrary to popular belief, the streets of Manhattan’s Upper East Side are not paved with gold. And the 1199 members who work at Lenox Hill…
Oct 29, 2020
Member political organizer (MPO) Sophia Colley remembers when the Obama Administration, led by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe…
Oct 28, 2020
1199SEIU members know that we are at a historic turning point where the stakes have rarely been as high for health care and workers’ rights.…
Oct 28, 2020
1199SEIU members know that we are at a historic turning point where the stakes have rarely been as high for health care and workers’ rights.…
Oct 28, 2020
The entire Maryland/DC Division of 1199SEIU offered congratulations to long term care member Pat Walker, who in early September was named a…
Oct 27, 2020
Dozens of workers at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (NFMMC) in Niagara Falls, NY held an informational picket Sept. 30 to call…
Oct 27, 2020
In September, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a package of nursing home reforms that will have significant impact for caregivers…
Oct 27, 2020
It’s the final stretch before the November 3 election and CNA Kaydra Bonamy is on a mission to get Floridians to vote. As a member political…
Oct 27, 2020
Members at Baltimore’s Fayette Health and Rehabilitation Center in September won a strong contract, even as they faced
COVID-19 challenges.…
Oct 27, 2020
1199SEIU members gathered Sept. 4 to mark National Homecare Day and recognize the contributions and challenges faced by homecare workers…
Oct 27, 2020
As I write this, our country has suffered more than seven million Covid-19 cases and more than 200,000 deaths—far more than any other…
Oct 27, 2020
From stopping the spread of COVID-19 and securing healthcare coverage to ensuring safe workplaces and healthy communities, we have to choose…
Oct 9, 2020
1199SEIU members are frontline healthcare workers, caring for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, private homes, and clinics. We are all…
Oct 9, 2020
The school-based licensed mental health professionals of the Department of Behavioral Health School Mental Health Program stand in…
Oct 7, 2020
On June 11, 2020, healthcare workers across Florida participated in actions outside of their workplaces to call for justice for George…
Oct 6, 2020
FLORIDA - Today, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (1199SEIU) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postmaster General and the United…
Oct 5, 2020
CNA Anne Mercie Blot believes the outcome of the November 3 election could impact virtually every aspect of her life and all hardworking…
Oct 1, 2020
“This week’s disruptive and embarrassing debate performance by Donald Trump was a another obvious attempt to dishearten and discourage…