Today we welcome more than 300 new members at Good Samaritan and Northern Westchester Hospitals in the Hudson Valley into the 1199SEIU family. Read More

On June 14, 2018, 61 caregivers at multiple Mentor Health facilities voted overwhelmingly to join the 1199SEIU family. Read More

The 20 workers who were suddenly laid off from Whittier Street Health Center last week, then reinstated on Sunday, only to be kicked off the property when they showed up on Monday, have been officially rehired — just in time to vote Wednesday on whether to unionize. Read More

Pullman porters formed the first black-led union to be recognized by the American Federation of Labor— and Rosina Tucker became one of the most influential female labor and civil rights organizers in American history. Read More

THE BIG IDEA: “We do not have a policy of separating families at the border,” Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen tweeted last night. “Period.” Read More

“Providing quality safe care is not only of great importance to our patients, but it is what will guarantee our employment and the viability of our institutions. In this healthcare climate quality of care, and not quantity of services, is now paramount. This cannot be accomplished without our Registered Nurses. It is my hope as the bosses are watching their dollars and cents, that they realize that it only makes sense to invest in their nurses.” Read More

New York, NY – President George Gresham today released the following statement regarding the crisis of immigrant family separations in the United States: Read More

This year our theme is "Culture is Key" and we will be honoring individuals and organizations that have made key contributions to furthering the dignity, determination and excellence of African American Culture, in the fields of dance, theatre, music, movies and film, television, broadcasting, literature, fashion, technology, sports, and more. Read More

*Computer Classes* At White Plains Office. Learn Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint. NO OUT OF POCKET COST!!! Read More

BOSTON -- A House-controlled committee on Tuesday advanced a 127-page health care bill that includes $450 million in assessments on hospitals and insurers, a fee on urgent care clinics, creates consumer protections against out-of-network billing, adds new reporting requirements for MassHealth and urges an acceleration of digital health initiatives. Read More

As a few dozen Anthony L. Jordan Health Center employees marched back and forth in front of their workplace last week, they made a few things clear: they love their jobs, they want to get back to caring for their patients, and they want to be treated fairly by management. Read More

Sixty-five workers at Anthony L. Jordan Health Center were back on the job delivering patient care and services this morning, after holding a 3-day job action. The workers, members of 1199SEIU, United Healthcare Workers East, have been trying to settle a contract that improves wages and maintains current benefits for 7 months, to no avail. On Tuesday, June 5, they walked off the job to protest the refusal of Jordan’s Board of Directors to accept a Federal Mediator’s settlement proposal. Read More

We are dedicated healthcare workers who are passionate about providing quality care for the people in our Rochester community. Many of us have worked at Anthony L. Jordan for decades, and we love the work we do. That’s why when the Federal Mediator proposed a one-­‐year wage freeze for us we accepted it, despite the negative impact that it would have on our own families - we felt that this compromise represented an opportunity to protect our patients from the distraction and inconvenience that a labor dispute can cause. Read More

Certified nursing assistants that bathe, dress and do much more for residents at New Jersey nursing homes woke up to new prospects under Gov. Phil Murphy. Read More

Hundreds of healthcare advocates, including more than 136 members of 1199, came together at the Capitol in Albany on Tuesday, June 5 to tell lawmakers that health care is a right—not a privilege! 1199 members spoke with legislators and urged passage of the New York Health Act, the bill that would provide universal health care to ALL New Yorkers (like Medicare-for-all for New York State.) Read More

Update: Mayor Lovely Warren and other Democratic leaders joined Wednesday in calling on Jordan Health to accept a federal mediator's proposal and end the current strike by health care workers, saying: "For this dispute to carry on any further only serves to harm both the patients and the staff.” Read More

Today, Tuesday, June 5, 65 healthcare workers represented by 1199SEIU, United Healthcare Workers East, at Anthony L. Jordan Health Center are conducting a three-day work stoppage to protest the lack of a new collective bargaining agreement. Read More

Nearly 70 local healthcare workers at Jordan Health in Rochester are back on strike. Read More

Anthony Jordan Health Center officials doubled down Monday on a proposal offered to unionized workers last week, even as workers are poised for a three-day strike starting Tuesday. Read More

This morning-- we're waiting to see if the anthony jordan health center will agree to a settlement accepted by its worker's union. the settlement was drawn up by a federal mediator. negotiations for a new contract between the union and company started back in november. right now-- we're working to find out the details of the settlement-- but union officials say it's both sensitive to the health center's financial concerns while providing employees with yearly pay raises. later today-- families Read More