Hicksville, NY (May 3, 2018) –On May 4, the anniversary of the day the U.S. House voted to gut Medicaid, and rip healthcare away from 24 million Americans by increasing healthcare costs by as much at 20%, and putting millions of individuals out of work, 1199SEIU members will gather to reaffirm our commitment to strengthening Medicaid, protecting the Affordable Care Act, and voting for elected officials committed protecting our healthcare. Read More
Prelude To Upcoming Boots On The Ground Campaign To Hold Congressional Republicans John Faso, Elise Stefanik and Claudia
Tenney Accountable For Their Votes That Would Have Decimated the Affordable Care Act
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One year ago this week, Republican leaders in Congress passed their disastrous American Health Care Act (AHCA, aka Trumpcare). If that bill had passed the Senate, it would have gutted Medicaid, ripped healthcare from an estimated 24 million Americans, increased healthcare costs by as much as 20 percent, and put millions of individuals out of work. On Friday, May 4, 1199 healthcare workers and activists are holding a rally in Trinity Park to let Rep. Stefanik know that her vote that put the health of families and communities at risk has not been forgotten. The issue of quality, affordable healthcare has grown more important to voters in the 12 months since the failure of Trumpcare. Read More
The union representing certified nursing assistants in the Garden State is calling for minimum standards to be set for CNA-to-resident ratios at nursing homes. Read More
The health system says it will fight to keep its 13-year contract with the schools intact, despite a rejection of the bid by schools officials. Read More
Bronx, NY - This morning, the LPNs, CNAs and dietary employees represented by 1199SEIU at the Concourse Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in the Bronx, took to the picket lines for an informational protest against management’s refusal to bargain a new contract. The workers have been without a contract since September 2016.
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On Tuesday, May 1, labor activists and immigrant support organizations staged rallies in New York City to commemorate May Day. Read More
Certified nursing aides, or CNAs, and their supporters marched by the hundreds from the War Memorial to the State House calling for legislative relief from the pressures of an increasingly demanding job. Read More
March is National Social Work Month. 1199SEIU represents more than 2,000 social workers who are employed in a variety of settings. These professionals are much more than discharge planners and therapeutic ears. Social work professionals provide care in schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and legal services organizations. Read More
Maurice Gray started his career as a high school teacher in Jamaica. It was not until he came to join his sister in New York in the 1980s that he started to consider a career in health care. Read More
Coretta Scott King, the wife and fellow activist of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., also occupies a place of honor in 1199’s history. Read More
For more than a year, some 150 1199 members at George Washington University Hospital (GWUH) have been locked in a battle for a contract with an increasingly hostile management that refuses to bargain in good faith Read More
These are tough times for working people. Nothing new about that, as I’m sure you know. But they’re about to get a whole lot tougher as the U.S. Supreme Court gets ready to destroy public workers’ rights to collective bargaining. This has been at the top of the wish list of corporate America for years. They’ve just been waiting for the right moment, which is at hand. Read More
This morning, 65 licensed practical nurses, medical technicians, nursing assistants, clerical and service employees represented by 1199SEIU, United Healthcare Workers East at the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center will stage a walkout and picket to protest management’s wage freeze proposal. The staff will return to work on Tuesday. Read More
Today we welcome more than 115 technical workers at Northern Westchester Hospital into the 1199SEIU family. They will now be able to negotiate with the hospital’s existing 1199 bargaining unit, which is part of the LIJ Northwell Health System, to win better pay and benefits. Read More
When we vote, we win! In the April 24th Special Election, 1199 members proved again that when we make our collective voices heard by voting, we can elect strong leaders who embrace our 1199 commitment to opportunity and fairness for all. Read More
MAMARONECK — For a night, New York’s warring Democrats were united. At a party celebrating Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer’s victory in a hard-fought state Senate special election in Westchester on Tuesday night, Gov. Andrew Cuomo shook hands and took selfies with a crowd that included the sorts of liberals who have bedeviled him throughout his tenure. A onetime member of the late IDC warmed up the audience with two mainline Democrats. The unions that founded the Working Families Party cheered with the activists that now help drive the party’s agenda. Read More
Democrat Terry Clements beat Republican Jim Freeman in Tuesday's special election for Westchester County legislature, giving Democrats a dominant 13-4 majority. Read More
As people took the stage one by one in the packed fellowship hall to tell their stories or talk about the work they do around Rochester, it became clear: poverty touches every part of this city. Read More
