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President Gresham on Crisis of Immigrant Family Separations
Jun 14, 2018
New York, NY – President George Gresham today released the following statement regarding the crisis of immigrant family separations in the…
1199SEIU Healthcare Workers Return to Their Jobs at Anthony L. Jordan Health Center
Jun 8, 2018
Sixty-five workers at Anthony L. Jordan Health Center were back on the job delivering patient care and services this morning, after holding…
A Statement from the 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers On Strike at Anthony L. Jordan Health Center
Jun 8, 2018
We are dedicated healthcare workers who are passionate about providing quality care for the people in our Rochester community. Many of us…
TODAY: Anthony L. Jordan Health Center 1199SEIU Workers to Speak About Federal Mediator’s Settlement Proposal at Noon
May 31, 2018
Today, Thursday, May 31, at 12:00 p.m. Anthony L. Jordan Health Center workers will hold a press conference outside the facility to discuss…
Healthcare Voters in CD-19 Prepare To Send Message at Midterm Elections:
May 4, 2018
One year ago today, the most unpopular bill in the history of healthcare passed the House: The American Health Care Act. Also known as…
1199SEIU Commemorates Anniversary of House’s ACA Repeal Vote with Healthcare Voter Event
May 4, 2018
Hicksville, NY (May 4, 2018) –On May 4, the anniversary of the day the U.S. House voted to gut Medicaid, and rip healthcare away from 24…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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Nursing Assistants Picket Over Wages at Centers Nursing homes
Nov 28, 2018
QUEENSBURY — Low pay and expensive health insurance is leaving the Centers nursing homes understaffed, workers said as they picketed outside…
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Emerald South shutdown set for Jan. 31, 2019
Nov 27, 2018
A timeline for the shutdown of Emerald South Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has been set, with closure expected by late January.
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Emerald South Nursing Home to Close After Slew of Scandals
Nov 13, 2018
The New York State Department of Health appointed The Grand Healthcare System to operate Emerald North and Emerald South Nursing and…
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‘The U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale’: Postal Workers Speak Out
Oct 17, 2018
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Jonathan Smith, head of the New York Metro Area Postal Union, entered the Hunts Point Station post office in the Bronx on the…
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State's health care workforce up 18% in past decade
Oct 16, 2018
Health care employment in the state increased by more than 18% in the past 10 years, more than double the growth rate of overall employment,…
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CMS preparing rules for nursing home staff fines, home personal care oversight
Oct 15, 2018
The CMS is looking to increase its oversight of post-acute care settings through new civil money penalties on nursing home staff and a new…
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