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There is no way to sugarcoat yesterday’s election loss and the heartache felt by millions of Americans who rightly fear the impact of looming Republican attacks on workers’ rights, healthcare, jobs, and freedoms. Read More
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Florida’s election results displayed some of the very best aspects of our democracy and some of the very worst of politics in our state. Read More
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By Virginia Kondas, APRN Read More
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Largest Non-Profit Nursing Home Announced Plan To Close Amid Management’s Inability To Consistently Pay Workers As Their Health Insurance Coverage Lapses Read More
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In the most recent 1199SEIU Florida We Care Committee (WCC) online meeting, caregivers discussed the importance of voting yes on Amendment 4 in this November’s election to reverse the state’s extreme, dangerous and intrusive six-week abortion ban. Read More
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Healthcare workers across the state are overwhelmingly in favor of Amendment 4 that would reverse Florida’s dangerous abortion ban and stop government interference in a woman’s most personal medical decisions. Read More
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Weinberg Campus Caregivers, Resident Families, And Community Leaders Protested In Front Of New York State Department Of Health This Week In Continued Effort To Save Largest Non-Profit Nursing Home As Residents and Families Left Scrambling To Find New Homes Amid Bed Shortages Read More
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Top WNY Leaders Called on NYS Department of Health To Save Weinberg Campus By Funding & Approving Receivership Read More
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Largest Non-Profit Nursing Home Announced Plan To Close Amid Management’s Inability To Consistently Pay Workers As Their Health Insurance Coverage Lapses Read More
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Statement of 1199SEIU President George Gresham and Secretary-Treasurer Milly Silva Read More
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Largest Non-Profit Nursing Home Announced Plan To Close Amid Management’s Inability To Consistently Pay Workers As Their Health Insurance Coverage Lapses Read More
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Largest Non-Profit Nursing Home Announced Plan To Close Amid Management’s Inability To Consistently Pay Workers As Health Insurance Coverage Lapses Read More
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Jennifer Parker faced four difficult pregnancies, including three miscarriages, before delivering a healthy baby girl 13 years ago. The Unit Secretary at HCA Florida Osceola Medical Center also has a friend who experienced the heartbreak of delivering a stillborn baby. These serious personal experiences as well as what she sees everyday as a healthcare worker makes her resolute in her support of Florida Amendment 4 on this November’s ballot to reverse Florida’s extreme abortion ban. Read More
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As Union members we know that improving the lives of working people is better for everyone. Read More
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Virginia Kondas, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse at UHealth Tower in Miami and a member of 1199SEIU Florida, has been a caregiver for 30 years. She is a strong advocate of Amendment 4 on November’s ballot that would reverse Florida’s dangerous abortion ban and stop government interference with a woman’s most private medical care. Read More
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Children are not born with a sense of social justice. It is something that develops over time if they are surrounded by positive influences. And it is never too early to instill the value of community and explain the value of collective action. Read More
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We cannot afford to squander our chance to make our voices heard. Read More
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More than 850 staff at Northwell Health’s Core Testing Facilities overwhelmingly voted to join 1199SEIU family on September 25. The new members included technologists, technicians, phlebotomists and customer service representatives. Read More
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On September 26, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law critical reforms that will lay the groundwork for addressing the safety and staffing issues in the state’s nursing homes. Read More
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Since being released from jail in 2021 after spending nearly 24 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, Jon-Adrian Velazquez, has wasted no time. Read More