Jun 10, 2019
Safe and affordable housing is foundational for physical and mental health, affirmed a recent study by the
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.…
Jun 7, 2019
The Maryland/DC Division of 1199 recently threw a special housewarming party for Johns Hopkins floor tech Simone Hicks, who this spring…
Jun 7, 2019
The Union, Funds and management came together in 1199’s Cherkasy Davis Conference Center on April 17 to celebrate winners of the 2019 Basil…
Jun 7, 2019
Together with Brookdale Hospital, the NYC Department of Health and the One Brooklyn Health System, 1199 hosted a summit on April 27 to…
Jun 7, 2019
Under New York State law, hospital pharmacy technicians have for decades been allowed to mix batches of medication under the direction of a…
Jun 7, 2019
After months of testimony and support from a coalition led by 1199SEIU, Maryland lawmakers passed a bill in April allowing doctors, nurse…
Jun 7, 2019
New collective bargaining agreements at Vassar Brothers Medical Center and Orange Regional Medical Center are a demonstration of increasing…
Jun 5, 2019
In the labor movement, as across the rest of society, acceptance of climate change and its effects has been a mixed bag. But increasingly…
Jun 4, 2019
Fifty years ago, in the spring of 1959, some 450 workers at two Charleston, South Carolina, hospitals struck for more than three months for…
Jun 4, 2019
With next year’s Presidential and Congressional elections, everything we’ve achieved, hold dear, and hope for our children is at stake. So…
