Jun 15, 2022
When he was murdered in 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was in Memphis supporting a sanitation workers’ strike. This is well known. Less well…
Apr 21, 2022
When NYS Council of Churches head Rev. Peter Cook said last month that, “the time is up for paying these guardian angels a living wage,” he…
Apr 21, 2022
For Jacynth Stewart, political awareness was nurtured from a very early age. Growing up in Jamaica, Stewart recalls: “My parents used to…
Apr 21, 2022
Florida members have been celebrating both legislative and contract wins in the early part of this year, which were a long time coming.
Apr 21, 2022
In a historic decision covering more than 100,000 current and former 1199SEIU home care members, a New York City arbitrator has ordered 42…
Apr 21, 2022
Whether they work in hospitals, detox clinics, nursing homes or even legal services organizations, 1199SEIU social workers perform an…
Apr 21, 2022
With the death of Edward (Eddie) Kay on Feb. 15, the progressive movement lost one of its most celebrated organizers. Kay stepped down from…
Apr 21, 2022
Finding and holding onto an affordable place to live has never been easy, especially when rents are rising faster than wages in many U.S.…
Apr 21, 2022
On February 17, in the driving rain on a dark night, 1199SEIU members held a candlelight vigil in front of Westchester Medical Center/…
Apr 21, 2022
As the 1199 Magazine was going to press, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she would finally lift the pause on nursing
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