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News Center News by Region NYC/Long Island Capital/Hudson Valley Upstate NY Maryland/DC Massachusetts New Jersey Florida All News     News by Occupation Registered Nurses Hospital Workers Clinic Workers Nursing Home Workers Homecare Workers Drug Store Workers Human Service Workers Retired Members Professional Workers All News 10-2-10: “We Can’t Not Be There” Sep. 01, 2010 Lawrence Brooks is a food service worker at the Jewish Home of Central New York in Syracuse. He’s also a delegate, a peace activist, the single father of three teenaged daughters. And now he’s helping to recruit 1199ers for what he sees as a singularly vital event for working people – the 10-2-10 demonstration in Washington, D.C on October 2. Read More » 1199SEIU Holds One Nation Kickoff And Health Fair Aug. 31, 2010 On Sunday, August 22, 1199SEIU members held a community cookout to kick off the One Nation movement here in Massachusetts. Held at Boston’s Carson Beach, the cookout offered free food to the community as well as other health resources for attendees. Read More » An Open Letter on 10-2-10 to My 1199SEIU Sisters and Brothers Aug. 31, 2010 I am proud to be a new leader and hopefully an effective voice of 1199SEIU. I thank the members for electing me to our newest Executive Council. Read More » One Nation Coalition Issues Call to Action Aug. 31, 2010 The One Nation Coalition has issued a “Call to Action” for the 10-2-10 march and rally in Washington, D.C for jobs, justice and education for all. Read More » Former Kingsbridge Heights Nursing Home Owner Goes to Jail Aug. 30, 2010 Helen Sieger, the former owner and operator of Kingsbridge Heights Nursing Home in the Bronx, where two hundred 1199 SEIU members held a strike for seven months in 2008, is facing grand larceny charges for allegedly bribing a hospital official in exchange for referrals to her nursing home. Read More » Eric Schneiderman Meets with Capital Region Members Aug. 30, 2010 New York State Attorney General candidate Eric Schneiderman had a full schedule in the Capital Region last week that included a visit to 1199SEIU members and residents of the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Delmar, and leading a “Justice on Main Street” roundtable at the Albany Public Library. Read More » Labor Communications Awards for Our Life And Times and www.1199seiu.org Aug. 26, 2010 Our Life And Times, 1199SEIU’s magazine, and www.1199seiu.org, the Union’s website, together won five awards in this year’s media contest of the International Labor Communications Association (ILCA). Our Life and Times and www.1199seiu.org won awards in the following categories: Read More » Maryland/DC Member Political Organizers Good to Go for Fall Elections Aug. 26, 2010 The 1199SEIU Maryland/DC Division kicked off its 2010 Member Political Program on July 26 and will run until the November general election. The Member Political Organizers (MPOs) participated in an intense three-day training which covered the history of 1199SEIU, the importance of politics to the union members, and the role of the MPOs. Read More » 1199SEIU Endorsed U.S. Senate Candidate Meek Wins Dem Primary Aug. 25, 2010 Despite being significantly outspent by billionaire opponent Jeff Green, Rep. Kendrick Meek won the Florida Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, thanks to the help from SEIU members who were the first to endorse him more than a year ago. Read More » Why I’m Marching on Washington on 10.2.10 Aug. 24, 2010 “We voted for change, but we also have to work to realize it. That’s what I’m telling members about Oct. 2. Read More »