Marine Biolab Housekeepers Will Travel To NYC, Seek Out MBL Trustees
Feb. 05, 2010
Gary Borisy, CEO of the world-renowned Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, MA, has rejected a request to meet with eight veteran MBL housekeepers whose jobs are slated to be outsourced to a controversial Texas firm, Jani-King Intn’l, Inc. Jani-King is facing class action lawsuits in multiple states for violating workers rights and labor laws.
JB Johnson Nursing Center Workers in DC Vote Unanimously to Join 1199SEIU
Feb. 04, 2010
Despite a fierce intimidation campaign by management, workers at JB Johnson Nursing Center in Washington, D.C., voted 100 percent (165-0) to join 1199SEIU on February 1. It’s the third win in a string of campaign victories at facilities owned or managed by Solanges Vivens and funded by the District of Columbia. Workers at JB Johnson look forward to bargaining a first contract that will include access to quality, affordable family healthcare, higher wages and improved time off and sick leave.
1199SEIU wants our members to share their stories about how the devastating earthquake in Haiti has impacted their lives. If you or your co-workers have family members in Haiti and would like to share their stories with us, please contact 1199SEIU’s Monica Estrada at 212-261-2496 or wecareforhaiti@gmail.com. We’ll post the stories on the 1199SEIU website, www.1199SEIU.org, as well as the wecareforhaiti.org website
Buffalo Common Council Supports Keeping Open Waterfront Health Care Center
Feb. 04, 2010
Members of the Buffalo Common Council held a press conference on the steps of City Hall on February 3 to discuss the importance of keeping Waterfront Health Care Center operating on the West Side of Buffalo.
Union, Community and Local Officials Rally to Save St. Vincent's Hospital
Feb. 03, 2010
Over 600 Greenwich Village community residents, hospital workers and local elected officials came together on January 28 to speak out against proposed plans to close St. Vincent's Hospital in that historic Manhattan neighborhood and convert it into an out-patient clinic.
Silvercrest Nursing Home RNs Ratify First Contract
Feb. 01, 2010
After almost two years of working without a contract, the Registered Nurses at Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Jamaica, Queens, overwhelmingly ratified a first contract on January 28.
On Monday, January 18, the First Baptist Church of Riverhead joyfully celebrated the Silver Anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast.
