“Despite the collapse of the latest Senate effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, congressional Republicans are still keen on shrinking the amount of Medicaid money Washington sends states. Down the line, this would create problems for the nation’s 1.4 million nursing home residents, two-thirds of whom are covered by the state-federal health care program for low-income and disabled people.”... Read More

1199SEIU and SEIU Local 200United members at Strong Memorial Hospital are voting on a new collective bargaining agreement today. Union members can vote in the University of Rochester LeChase Room until 7pm tonight.... Read More

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East has teamed up with the Greater New York Hospital Association and the Healthcare Association of New York State to establish the #PuertoRicoReliefFund. The two hospital associations are coordinating relief efforts to ensure the safety of doctors, nurses and healthcare workers who volunteer to help Puerto Rican medical personnel. When 1199 members heard that a plane of medical supplies to aid the injured in #PuertoRico was leaving this Tuesday morning, they stepped up and helped check and pack those supplies, which include antibiotics, bandages, IV catheters, syringes and vaccines. They joined the New York State Nurses Association, UJA-Federation of New York and the Afya Foundation to ensure that Puerto Rico receives the needed relief as soon as possible. “1199 is a diverse union and our members have families all over the world. We have members from around the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico,” said Maria Castaneda, the Secretary-Treasurer of 1199SEIU. “1199 stands with Puerto Rico not just today, but until the island is re-built, better and stronger.” www.1199seiu.org/DisasterReliefFund.... Read More