1199 Magazine

Members from around downstate New York gathered at a midtown Manhattan hotel on Nov. 1 for a day long discussion of best practices, labor management cooperation, and improving patient care at every level. Read More

I don’t know about you but I’m tired of the media describing President Trump’s base as the white working class. Read More

Here we are already at the end of 2019, and 2020, one the most consequential years of any of our lifetimes, is upon us. That was fast! Read More

Angelette Harley uses her powerful voice in more ways than one. A star member of the Purple Voices union choir, she recently became an member political organizer (MPO) to help elect candidates who will best serve working families in Central Florida. Read More

Members of 1199SEIU played an important part in political victories in Orlando, Saint Petersburg and South Florida earlier this month, electing local leaders who will best serve working families and their communities. These efforts included a key election for the Orlando City Commission District 6, in which political newcomer Bakari Burns was the top vote-getter, but still faces a critical runoff on December 3. Read More

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Nursing home workers at Avante at Boca Raton have ratified a new contract. The three-year agreement includes noteworthy gains. Among them, pay raises totaling 9% worth of increases over the 3-year agreement, higher minimum wages, additional paid time off based on seniority and bonuses for everyone. Read More

Certified nursing assistants at Susanna Wesley Health Center, a 120-bed nursing home facility in Hialeah, have a lot to cheer about today. They have approved a new contract that includes significant gains. Among them, higher wages and additional paid time off for longtime employees. Read More

Ensuring the safety of our clean water supply has been one of the most important public health achievements in America’s history. But unbelievably, over the last two years, the Trump administration has worked to erode nearly half a century’s worth of progress with a swift and near-constant assault on the Clean Water Act. Their repeal of a 2015 rule shows that their interests favor polluters, not Floridians who rely on a clean drinking water supply. Read More

There might not be a presidential or gubernatorial race on the ballot on November 5, but 1199SEIU Florida members are excited and working hard to spread the word about important municipal races in Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg. A dedicated team of member political organizers, or MPOs, have been making phone calls and knocking on thousands of doors. Read More

Toni Baldie comes from a family of smart healthcare professionals. The RN in the intensive care unit of HCA-affiliated hospital Northwest Medical Center in Margate has a sister who is a doctor in Jamaica and her mom works in a hospital in New York. Her Auntie Precious is a nurse in South Carolina and several other relatives serve in the healthcare field in the U.S. and her native Jamaica. Read More

This seminar is offered to meet training requirements of Chapter 786 of the Laws of 1992 that states that certain healthcare professionals licensed in New York State must receive training on Infection Control and Barrier Precautions every 4 years unless otherwise exempted. This statue applies to: dental hygienists, dentists, licensed practical nurses, optometrists, physicians, physician assistants, podiatrists, registered nurses, and special assistants. The target audience are registered nurses and other licensed professionals who require this training. Read More

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Albany, NY The uncertainty and the drama continue. Just yesterday, October 21, the health caregivers at Good Samaritan Nursing Home and Kenwood Manor were given a 30-day reprieve from the immediate termination of their health benefits, because their employer, the Lutheran Care Network, made a partial payment to their Health Benefit Fund. However the future is more intimidating than ever, as workers, residents and families have not been given any information about the future of the two facilities. Read More

In 2020, 18 contracts covering over 3,600 1199SEIU Nursing Home workers at 29 facilities in the WNY area are set to expire, most on April 30, 2020. We’re all in this together! The upcoming negotiations provide us with an opportunity to improve wages, benefits and working conditions in our area. This survey will be used to establish goals for our 2020 bargaining campaign. Your opinions are very important, so please take a few minutes to complete this survey. Read More

In 1979, 20 years after the Union’s historic hospital organizing campaign, the Union’s Bread and Roses program, piloted by its public relations genius Moe Foner, took center stage in New York’s mainstream media. Read More

After months of bargaining, Personal Care Attendants in Massachusetts settled a new contract this June. The agreement was ratified in a series of statewide votes conducted in July and celebrated by Gov. Charlie Baker at an Aug. 6 event at the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston. Read More

1199ers throughout the Union are working hard to re-invigorate member engagement with AFRAM, the National African American caucus within SEIU, especially as the country gears up for the 2020 election. Read More

Nora Duncan, a licensed practical nurse for more than 40 years and now a monitor tech at HCA-affiliated Westside Regional Medical Center in Plantation, FL truly is an “Incredible of Healthcare.” Read More

The Union’s summer program for teens helps build professionalism, independence and a vision for the future. Read More