Mar 2, 2022
“I’ve always been interested in science and helping people,” says Yvette Vasquez, “so naturally where the two combined is the medical…
Mar 2, 2022
When Kora Yaineneh, an 1199SEIU RN first arrived in the U.S. from her native Gambia in 1990, she spent a few weeks at 333 East 181st Street,…
Mar 2, 2022
When 1199 learned of the terrible blaze that claimed the lives of 17 people when it ripped through a Bronx apartment building, the Union…
Mar 1, 2022
Home care workers have always been essential— they provide the necessary care that allows seniors and
people with disabilities to live…
Mar 1, 2022
Members at ten New Jersey nursing homes just won a contract settlement with Complete Care Management, a significant victory in what
had…
Mar 1, 2022
The professional unit at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers, NY, voted to join 1199SEIU in a near unanimous poll on January 18, bringing…
Mar 1, 2022
On January 17, hundreds of 1199SEIU members at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY, held their 41st annual event to honor Dr. Martin…
Mar 1, 2022
Claudette Colvin, a now retired 1199SEIU member, who courageously defied the segregated bus laws in Alabama during the Jim Crow era, has…
Mar 1, 2022
As proud 1199SEIU members, we all know coming together to bargain collectively gives us the best chance of negotiating strong contracts for…
Feb 26, 2022
For months now, President Biden has been facing negative headlines, calling him out for failing to enact his ground-breaking legislative…
