Dec 18, 2019
Thirty years ago, some 2,000 members of 1199 worked tirelessly to help David Dinkins become New York’s first African American mayor.…
Dec 18, 2019
As the 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) approaches, 1199ers have formed a new caucus to advocate for disabled…
Dec 18, 2019
2020 is an important election year. The President of the United States, the U.S. House of Representatives, one-third of the U.S.
Senate, and…
Dec 17, 2019
Florida nursing home workers at Avante at Boca Raton ratified a new contract in early November. The three-year agreement includes several…
Dec 17, 2019
On October 22 in Orlando, FL, more than 30 1199ers gathered with members and representatives of the American Association of Retired Persons…
Dec 17, 2019
Sir Isaac Newton said, “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” And retired delegate Charles…
Dec 16, 2019
Washington, D.C.’s Whitman-Walker Health is a community health provider specializing in LGBTQ+ and HIV care. The organization was founded in…
Dec 16, 2019
“Reach out, before a shelter is your only option!” is the advice New York City has promoted to residents in crisis for the past five years.…
Dec 13, 2019
Hundreds of 1199SEIU members picketed Northwell Health’s Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) on Oct. 2 to push the healthcare…
