“Increasing New York State’s minimum wage to $15 would provide immense relief to workers across the State who are currently struggling to make ends meet. Governor Cuomo’s decision to increase the wage for state workers is a bold move – he’s leading by example, and we need more people to stand with the Governor in the fight for fair pay. The state Senate should get on board with defending economic equality in our state, and pass a $15 minimum wage for every worker.”
George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest union in New York and the largest healthcare union in the nation.
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1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is the largest union in New York and the largest healthcare union in the nation. They represent over 250,000 healthcare workers throughout the state and over 450,000 total members throughout the East Coast. Their mission is to achieve quality healthcare and good jobs for all.
New York nursing home members came together to protect union jobs and improve recruitment and retention across the industry. Read More
Nearly 400 members bargained around the clock to secure the union’s master contract covering 86,000 healthcare workers in the New York metropolitan area. Read More
1199 member leaders are mobilizing a political movement to reclaim and expand the rights of working people. Read More
Florida members are organizing an unstoppable force to advance the proud history of winning worker power in the Sunshine State. Read More
Founded just over forty years ago in the South Bronx, Cooperative Home Care Associates has built a unique worker-owned model that empowers caregivers while serving communities across New York. Read More
The ending of TPS protections is a direct assault on healthcare workers and those they serve. Read More
A recently retired 1199 Radiology Tech from Upstate New York describes the special challenges facing rural hospitals. Read More
Region 2 of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has filed a motion with the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking a civil contempt finding and monetary damages from Covenant House New York (“Covenant House”) for violating a 2025 injunction. Read More
The Buffalo Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, area Labor Unions, and Erie County Legislator Lawrence Dupre hosted a day-long back-to-school event to help local children prepare for the school year and connect community members with Union job opportunities Read More
1199SEIU and Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) proudly announce their endorsement of Maura Healey for re-election as Governor of Massachusetts. Read More
Bedside hospital caregivers, service, and campus workers continue bargaining for new labor deal as affordability crisis grows and more workers demand union rights, representation, and quality benefits at Upstate’s largest employer Read More
Bedside hospital caregivers, service, and campus workers continue bargaining for new labor deal as affordability crisis grows and more workers demand union rights, representation, and quality benefits at Upstate’s largest employer Read More
The Buffalo Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, area Labor Unions, and Erie County Legislator Lawrence Dupre will host a day-long back-to-school event to help local children prepare for the school year and connect community members with Union job opportunities Read More
1199SEIU, Community Organizations, Elected Officials gather at Seabreeze Amusement Park to activate healthcare workers in effort to protect healthcare funding in the upcoming general election Read More
The Buffalo Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, area Labor Unions, and Erie County Legislator Lawrence Dupre will host a day-long back-to-school event to help local children prepare for the school year and connect community members with Union job opportunities Read More
Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) asked the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to put Covenant House New York’s (“Covenant House”) appeal of a 2025 injunction on hold while it seeks contempt damages for Covenant House’s “contumacious violations” of the injunction. Read More
Tampa Bay working families need a strong supportive voice in the Florida Senate, and they will continue to have one with a dedicated leader and champion of the people Michele Rayner. The members of 1199SEIU, the state’s largest union of healthcare workers, enthusiastically endorse her in for State Senate District 16. Read More
Bedside hospital caregivers, service, and campus workers set to bargain new contract as more workers demand union rights and representation at
Upstate’s largest employer Read More
Changes in working conditions and staffing levels spur hundreds of nurses to unionize Read More
