It is appropriate, although coincidence, that the 1199SEIU Retirees Division launched a new Hudson Valley New York Chapter in May, the month we celebrate Older Americans Month, National Nurses Week and Mother’s Day. Retiree’s Division President Lena Hayes said, “May offers the perfect opportunity to show our appreciation for our seniors and retirees, as well as for our nurses, many of whom are, of course, also mothers.”
“For my co-workers, this was a ‘Wow! moment,” said Joan King. “It was like a wonderful light was turned on in our heads.”
In early May, senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren visited the 1199SEIU Union Hall in Dorchester to speak to more than 700 union members from a coalition of labor organizations, from 1199SEIU to the auto workers union to the carpenters union. The event was organized by the Greater Boston Labor Council.
A team of 1199SEIU members were among hundreds of people who participated in the first ever Spring Capital Region Heart Walk and Health Fair. The event was held at The Crossings in Colonie, New York, a suburb of Albany, on Saturday, May12, 2012.
