Hundreds of thousands of NY nurse assistants, home health aides and other healthcare workers make around $10 an hour and many have to re... Read More

Tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, March 23, more than 20 community and labor leaders, students, senior citizens, and elected officials from... Read More

TAMPA, FL ? Caregivers working for University Village Nursing Center will be protesting over concerns of recent issues revolving around ... Read More

Longtime 1199SEIU Member and Organizer Honored by Northeast Central Labor Council at Annual Legislative Breakfast in Plattsburgh Read More

The new pact heralded by both sides for fairness and employee protections Four hundred healthcare workers at N... Read More

Nurse assistants, childcare workers, airport workers, homecare workers & others spoke of their personal struggles to survive and feed th... Read More

Nurse assistants, childcare workers, airport workers, security guards, adjunct professors, homecare workers & others will speak about th... Read More

National & Local Latino Leaders in Miami Speak Out Against GOP Presidential Candidates' Extremism Miami, FL ? Last week in F... Read More

Last month, 110 social workers and counselors at The Long Island Home and Hospital in Amityville, NY joined 1199SEIU. These professional... Read More

Last month, 110 social workers and counselors at The Long Island Home and Hospital in Amityville, NY joined 1199SEIU. These professional... Read More

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"Working people applaud the New York Times editorial board for their strong, ongoing support for a $15 minimum wage. Over three million ... Read More

Large Healthcare Institutions in Troy, NY Must Take Responsibility and Help Fight Poverty by Providing Good Middle-Class Jobs Read More

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo is turning to his late father’s shining moment to help sell his push for a $15 minimum wage. Read More

ALBANY ? Gov. Cuomo is turning to his late father?s shining moment to help sell his push for a $15 minimum wage. Read More

Miami, FL ? At a town hall on February 24 about the senior care crisis, Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado announced that he will present a reso... Read More

Miami, FL - En un foro comunitario sobre la crisis en el cuidado de las personas de la tercera edad el mi Read More

This Black History Month is the final such observation of the Obama Presidency. We 1199ers should never forget that it was eight years a... Read More

In 2015 there were at least 355 mass shootings in the United States; three of them were committed by persons claiming adherence to the M... Read More