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Contract Expires: 1,800 Union Caregivers & Service Workers At New York's Sixth Largest Employer, URMC To Issue Notice To Hold Informational Picket
Nov 1, 2023
New York State Assemblymember Meeks Calls on URMC To Settle Fair Agreement
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Union Contract Covering 1800 Caregivers & Service Workers At New York's Sixth Largest Employer, URMC Will Expire Monday 10/30 If No Agreement Is Reached
Oct 27, 2023
Healthcare & Service Workers Demand Living Wage To Recruit & Retain More Staff While Leaders At University of Rochester Have Seen Their…
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Nursing Home Workers Began Receiving Some Of The More Than $80,000 Dollars in Owed Bonuses Thursday At Embattled Tonawanda Nursing Home
Oct 27, 2023
Informational Picket & Press Conference Set For This Week Called-Off After Downstate For-Profit Owners Began Paying Two of Three Owed…
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Statement of George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, on the new House Speaker:
Oct 25, 2023
“The selection of Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House—with unanimous Republican support—underscores how entirely out-of-step the…
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BREAKING: Nursing Home Workers To Begin Receiving More Than $80,000 Dollars in Owed Bonuses Thursday Calling Off Picket Outside Embattled Tonawanda Nursing Home
Oct 25, 2023
Informational Picket Set for Wednesday Is Now Called-Off. A Press Conference Will Be Held Friday If Caregivers Do Not Begin Receiving Their…
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Mercy Hospital Workers Overwhelmingly Approve Three-Year Contract
Oct 24, 2023
Caregivers Win 18% Wage Increases, Improvements in Health Insurance & Other Benefits

WEEKLY CLIPS

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How Lobbying Works in NYC
Mar 11, 2019
Influencing the way politicians vote is a big business. Last year alone, clients in New York City spent a total $102.6 million to help your…
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Nearly $1 Billion Cut to Medicaid Could Result in Job Losses, Closures, Cuts to Care
Mar 8, 2019
BUFFALO, N.Y (WKBW) — Healthcare workers met with local elected officials Friday to warn of the consequences of Medicaid cuts proposed for…
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Immigrants are suffering, need health care now
Feb 27, 2019
This week, a 45-year-old immigrant in the U.S. illegally died in Border Patrol custody. His death follows the December deaths of 7-year-old…
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Public Advocate: Jumaane Williams Wins Special Election in New York City
Feb 27, 2019
Jumaane D. Williams, a Democratic councilman from Brooklyn, was elected as New York City public advocate Tuesday night, notching a victory…
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Many warned a Supreme Court ruling would cripple unions. NY's remain strong
Feb 22, 2019
ALBANY – Labor leaders and top government officials in New York warned that Janus v. AFSCME, the Supreme Court case decided last June, was a…
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This is How We Get Terrible Health Care
Jan 31, 2019
Now that the presidential race has started (God help us), candidates have started discussing policies — and because the health care system…
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