Unionized Anthony Jordan Health Center workers have agreed to a proposal set forth by a federal mediator in contract negotiations with the health system, the workers announced Thursday. Read More

Today, Thursday, May 31, at 12:00 p.m. Anthony L. Jordan Health Center workers will hold a press conference outside the facility to discuss the worker-accepted Federal Mediator’s settlement proposal, pertinent updates, and next steps. Read More

(Update, May 30) – Anthony L. Jordan Health Center employees, represented by 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, have announced they’ve accepted a federal mediator’s proposal to re-negotiate employee contracts, following months-long negotiations with the center. Read More

The Greater New York Hospital Association is supporting the Opioid Workforce Act of 2018, a bipartisan measure introduced in both houses of Congress last week. The legislation, which GNYHA helped lawmakers craft along with the Association of American Medical Colleges, would fund the training of more doctors to combat the nation's growing opioid epidemic. Read More

To send an aging parent or loved one to live in a nursing homes is a difficult, often heart-wrenching decision. It is self-evident why most seniors' first preference is to remain at home for as long as possible, to be cared for by family or a professional caregiver in a familiar, loving environment. Yet there often comes a time in life, due to declining health or the lack of an available family caregiver, where seeking 24/7 care at skilled nursing facility becomes the last, best option. Read More

This week, hundreds of 1199 SEIU hospital workers and students conducted a petition walk at NYU Tisch, delivering nearly 3,000 signatures from 1199 caregivers, and a letter to Dr. Robert I. Grossman, Dean and Chief Executive Officer of NYU Langone Health, demanding that a written guarantee be given that NYU will not seek to withdraw from the 1199 health, pension, child care and education funds in the union’s successor contract. Read More

For a period of 40 years, something managed to keep inequality in check in the United States. From 1940 to 1980, the richest 1 percent took home 9 percent of the wealth generated by the economy. Today, just as they did in the 1920s, the top 1 percent grabs about double that share. Surprisingly, the cause of this midcentury “Great Compression” has been largely neglected by economists, with many of them casually dismissing the role of unions. Read More

Members of 1199SEIU crowded into the reception area of NYU Langone Health's executive offices Tuesday to deliver a petition demanding that the hospital guarantee that it will not attempt to withdraw from any of the union's benefit funds during upcoming contract negotiations. Read More

During the month of May, 1199SEIU members are nominating their fellow nurses and healthcare workers who they think are doing an incredible job at the hospital or nursing home where they work. Read More

During the month of May, 1199SEIU members are nominating their fellow nurses and healthcare workers who they think are doing an incredible job at the hospital or nursing home where they work. Read More

During the month of May, 1199SEIU members are nominating their fellow nurses and healthcare workers who they think are doing an incredible job at the hospital or nursing home where they work. Read More

During the month of May, 1199SEIU members are nominating their fellow nurses and healthcare workers who they think are doing an incredible job at the hospital or nursing home where they work. Read More

New York, NY – Columbia University continues its attack on unions and on April 24th its teaching and research assistants went on strike. The strike was held from April 24-30. With the backing of city and state labor organizations, demonstrations are continuing to take place at the college. However, Columbia University is still refusing to recognize and bargain with United Auto Workers Local 2110’s Graduate Workers Union. Read More

During the month of May, 1199SEIU members are nominating their fellow nurses and healthcare workers who they think are doing an incredible job at the hospital or nursing home where they work. Paul Griffin is one of The Incredibles of Healthcare who uses his super powers to make sure Florida families get the best care possible. Read More

From Amazon (AMZN - Get Report) to Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A - Get Report) (BRK.B - Get Report) to Cigna (CI - Get Report) there are some mega companies trying to shape the future of healthcare. Read More

During the month of May, 1199SEIU members are nominating their fellow nurses and healthcare workers who they think are doing an incredible job at the hospital or nursing home where they work. Justina Cioffi is one of The Incredibles of Healthcare who uses her super powers to make sure Florida families get the best care possible. Read More

Delegates from the three major hospital systems in the most under-served part of Brooklyn came together at 1199SEIU headquarters in Manhattan for a two-day retreat this week, aimed at building unity around their campaign to improve health outcomes in the area, while maintaining good quality jobs in a new service landscape. Read More

One year ago today, the most unpopular bill in the history of healthcare passed the House: The American Health Care Act. Also known as Trumpcare 1.0, thousands and thousands of concerned Americans were able to make their voices heard and stopped it from passing the Senate — by one single vote. That’s how close it came to achieving its dangerous mission. Read More

Bickering over the release of tax returns happens outside of the White House, it seems. Once again, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for his primary opponent, Cynthia Nixon, to release her tax returns Thursday. Nixon, who’s already promised to release the information, took shots at the cost of attending a Cuomo fundraiser while one of the governor’s consultants called Nixon a “Prosecco-sipping Manhattanite masquerading as a progressive.” Read More

Hicksville, NY (May 4, 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 gathered to reaffirm our commitment to strengthening Medicaid, protecting the Affordable Care Act, and voting for elected officials committed protecting our healthcare. Read More