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Brooks Hospital Workers, Patients, and Local Leaders Call On New York State Department of Health To Release Funds To Build New Brooks Hospital!
Sep 27, 2023
Funding to build new modern micro-hospital in Northern Chautauqua County held up by New York State Department of Health more than 6 years…
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Workers at Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Approve First Contract
Sep 15, 2023
To help safeguard reproductive care in the state, contract focuses on boosting retention and recruitment with higher pay and increased…
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Statement from Margarette Nerette Of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East On Biden Administration’s New Standards To Ensure Quality Nursing Home Care
Sep 14, 2023
The members of 1199SEIU Florida approve and applaud the Biden Administration’s new proposed standards to better ensure quality care and to…
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Healthcare Unions Sign Two-Week Contract Extension With Strong Memorial Hospital & University of Rochester
Sep 8, 2023
1199SEIU, SEIU Local 200United & Largest Rochester Employer to continue contract talks next week.
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Looming Crisis at Cold Spring Hills Nursing Home: Workers, Elected Officials to Hold Press Conference
Aug 29, 2023
Elected officials to hold press conference to call on the NYS Department of Health to urgently use its power to appoint a temporary receiver…
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Statement from 1199SEIU’s Roxey Nelson on Jacksonville murders
Aug 28, 2023
“Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East deeply mourn for the victims and families of the latest race-based murders carried out…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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Nursing home workers deserve and demand better
Nov 17, 2021
Every day of the last two years, nursing home heroes have put their personal fears about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic aside and gone to…
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Put patients over profits, healthcare workers statewide rally for nursing home reform
Mar 18, 2021
CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — Thousands of healthcare workers will call on the governor and state lawmakers to pass real nursing home reform.
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Maya Wiley Gets A Boost From Coveted Union Endorsement
Feb 19, 2021
Maya Wiley’s week may not have started well, just missing the threshold to qualify for public funds, but it’s ending with a bang: the…
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Maya Wiley Is Backed by N.Y.C.’s Largest Union, Lifting Her Bid for Mayor
Feb 19, 2021
The endorsement by Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union is a major win for Ms. Wiley. The union was a key early supporter…
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Why Trump must be impeached and removed
Jan 13, 2021
We are less than two weeks into 2021, and our nation is at a dangerous crossroads. The road behind us is littered with violent acts of…
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Exhorto a todos a que se vacunen
Dec 23, 2020
Soy un trabajador de la salud de primera línea y he visto los terribles efectos de esta pandemia de cerca, todos los días, durante nueve…
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