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The Home Care Savings & Reinvestment Act introduced in Albany this year is designed to stop profit-driven insurance companies from ripping off home care consumers and taxpayers. The 1199 Magazine caught up with some CDPAP members in Albany as they lobbied their elected representatives to support this legislation and protect their wages. Read More

Members show solidarity for Women's History Month Read More

An 1199 retiree explains why her political action with the Union never stops. Read More

The marriage of culture and politics is a powerful force. Read More

As working people, raising our voices together is the best way to be heard. Read More

Members came together at Union headquarters to honor past heroes and build for the future. Read More

Working people need to make sure we have a dog in the race. Read More

Workers at WestMed, a consortium of doctors’ offices and urgent care centers located at seven different sites around Westchester, New York, reached out to 1199 when their conditions started to change following the corporate takeover. Read More

Hundreds of Massachusetts 1199ers took to the streets on March 20 outside Governor Maura Healey’s office to protest her state budget proposal that threatens to cut 6,000 consumers out of the Personal Care Assistant program, which provides home care services across the state. Read More

Members in Maryland joined other progressive organizations at a rally for health justice outside the state capitol building in Annapolis on February 26. Read More

Refusing to let grave injustice get the better of him, Jon-Adrian Velazquez, is now starring in a movie about redemption alongside renowned actor, Colman Domingo. Read More

Union activists celebrated International Women’s Day up and down the East Coast in a variety of events designed to build solidarity. Read More

Members from all around New York State took to the streets to pressure Governor Hochul to protect the most vulnerable. Read More

How one forward-thinking RN is tackling the recruitment crisis head on. Read More

US Senate Candidate Andy Kim expresses support for NJ nurses as they fight for better jobs and improved patient staffing for their community. Read More

More than 300 healthcare workers at Living Legends Network facilities in Westfield, East Aurora and Allegany will hold informational pickets as management proposes below standard wages at these facilities despite others within same network being paid more for same work. Read More

More than 300 healthcare workers at Living Legends Network facilities in Westfield, East Aurora and Allegany will hold informational pickets next week. Read More

Early voting begins Thursday, May 2 and ends Thursday, May 9. Election Day is Tuesday, May 14. Maryland voters can also vote by mail. Read More

Like most years in Florida, the 2024 state legislative session was a mix of good, but also bad and ugly. Committed leaders and advocates accomplished numerous goals even while facing a super majority of partisan politicians who routinely ignore the real needs of working Floridians and families. Read More

The Florida Supreme Court made a sound decision today, affirming that Amendment 4 clearly satisfies the requirements for placement on the November ballot. Read More