Union Withdraws Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Owners of Williamsville Suburban & Safire of Northtowns Read More
1199SEIU, Congressman Joe Morelle, State Assemblymember Demond Meeks, Mayor Malik Evans, and Community Organizations gather at Seabreeze Amusement Park to register voters and activate workers to help get out the vote Read More
1199SEIU, Community Organizations, Elected Officials gather at Seabreeze Amusement Park to register voters and activate workers to help get out the vote Read More
1199SEIU, Community Organizations, Elected Officials gather at Seabreeze Amusement Park to register voters and activate workers to help get out the vote Read More
This week’s election was a testament to what working people can achieve when they stand together. Read More
Statement of George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU, and Milly Silva, Secretary Treasurer of 1199SEIU on the death of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.: Read More
Professional Home Care Workers Negotiating First Union Contract Set To Begin Economic Talks Soon With Non-Profit Employer As Its Associated Companies Earn Millions In Profits Read More
Union Alleges Embattled For-Profit Downstate Nursing Home Owner Solomon Abramczyk Of Bargaining In Bad Faith - Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Owners of Williamsville Suburban & Safire of Northtowns Read More
Tim Foley, 1199SEIU Executive Vice President, released the following statement in response to the State of Massachusetts seizing St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston by eminent domain, and the sale of five other Steward hospitals to new buyers with state support. Read More
The healthcare workers of 1199SEIU are angered by the reported breakdown in negotiations to transfer both campuses of Holy Family Hospital to a new owner. Read More
UHealth Tower medical assistant Vanessa West has many reasons to feel proud. The 36 year old single mother recently went back to school to earn her Associates degree at Miami Dade College. She was able to get the resources she needed to get her degree through the 1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund – a tuition reimbursement program for healthcare workers that is included in their union contract. Read More
More than 300 nursing home workers at Weinberg Campus voted to ratify an 18-month agreement late yesterday calling off a planned strike, but union calls on highest paid non-profit leader in WNY and all Board of Directors to be replaced Read More
The overwhelming majority of healthcare workers at UHealth Tower, formerly the University of Miami hospital, have ratified their new contract. Read More
“Every day we show up and put the work in for our communities, and now it’s time for management to show up at the negotiating table and agree to a fair contract.” Read More
Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, Florida’s largest union of healthcare workers, have voted to picket at 11 nursing homes on August 8 to demand better wages, protections and safer staffing levels for caregivers and patients that would help solve the worsening long-term care crisis in the state. Read More
More than 300 nursing home workers at Weinberg Campus will vote on the 18-month agreement calling off a planned strike, but union still calls on highest paid non-profit leader in WNY and all board of directors to be replaced Read More
Wage Increases & Improvements Under The Contract Aim to Narrow Gap In Area Standard Wages & Benefits For Rural Caregivers Doing Same Work As Their Counterparts at Legend Health Network facilities across Upstate Read More
More than 300 nursing home workers at Weinberg Campus will strike to protest poorly managed facility, unpaid benefits, low wages, and inadequate staffing levels - while CEO Bob Mayer among highest paid non-profit leaders in Western New York Read More