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1199ers Lobby Albany Against Putting Patients At Risk With Short-Sighted Budget Cuts

Prompted by New York Governor David Paterson’s sounding the alarm on the state’s budget deficit, more than 150 members of 1199SEIU, together with the Healthcare Education Project, traveled to Albany to speak with their elected officials. In meetings at the Legislative Office Building and in the Capitol, they discussed the consequences of cutting another $572 million from the already struggling healthcare industry. They came with a clear message to the legislature--“shared responsibility.”

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Lawrence Hospital Workers Finally Get Their Contract

iSpeak: Anti-Civil Right Initiatives

Barack Obama’s victory is undeniably one of the most culturally and politically significant events in U.S. history. Millions of Americans moved the nation forward by voting for an African-American who wants to bring change as the president of the United States.

Yet, in a few states, voters supported ballot initiatives that many say are anti-civil rights. In California, Florida and Arizona voters approved initiatives banning their state constitutions from recognizing gay marriages or same-sex relationships of any kind. And in Arkansas voters agreed to bar unmarried couples and single people from adopting or becoming foster parents.

Why do you think an Obama supporter would vote yes for these measures? Is it possible to consider oneself progressive and still support these measures?

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Lawrence Hospital Workers Finally Get Their Contract

After more than a year of on and off negotiations, the 1199SEIU members at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, NY finally have a second contract.

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