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Reliance on Agency Workers & Lack of Competitive Wages Will Push Nursing Home Workers To Picket Wednesday in Kenmore
Nov 27, 2023
1199SEIU Delivered 10-Day Notice To Schofield Residence Administrators Last Week To Hold Informational Picket Outside Kenmore Facility
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Healthcare Worker Strike Averted! Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Overwhelmingly Vote To Ratify Contract
Nov 22, 2023
After months of protracted bargaining, healthcare workers at Nathan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home, members of 1199SEIU United…
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In Near Unanimous Vote, Patient Caregivers and Service Workers at URMC Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike In Demand For Living Wages, Improved Staffing, And Quality Benefits To Help Recruit & Retain Staff From Largest Private Sector Employer in Upstate
Nov 21, 2023
99% of voting members authorize a strike lasting up to 2 days. Unions and management set to resume negotiations on November 28 as labor…
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Patient Caregivers & Student Service Workers Hold Strike Authorization Vote Tuesday As Labor Tensions Escalate With Largest Private Sector Employer in State, URMC In Demand For Living Wages, Improved Staffing, And Quality Benefits To Lift Some Low Wage Earners Out of Poverty
Nov 20, 2023
Negotiations end abruptly today as NYS Senator Brouk urges leaders to avoid strike.
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1199SEIU Caregivers, Lawmakers including Chuck Schumer & Employers Call Attention to Worker Shortages in Healthcare
Nov 20, 2023
National Apprenticeship Week Highlights Critical Need
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1199SEIU on One Brooklyn Health’s CEO Announcement
Nov 20, 2023
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East released the following statement in response to today’s decision by the Board of Trustees of One…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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Health Care Professionals Demand New Contract
Oct 10, 2018
HAVERSTRAW - Hundreds of 1199SEIU union nurses around the Hudson Valley protested Wednesday for better contracts.
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NYC Investigation Finds Majority of Interviewed Home Health Care Agencies Taking Advantage of Aides
Sep 18, 2018
It should come as no surprise to individuals who operate within the home health care sector that fraud and abuse can and does happen. As any…
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How We Can Flip The Script
Sep 13, 2018
In less than two months, voters across the country can begin to lead our nation out of the nightmare of the Trump administration. We would…
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City Investigation Reveals Widespread Mistreatment Of Home Health Aides
Sep 6, 2018
Home health care workers are often shorted on their wages and harassed by their agencies, according to an investigation by the New York City…
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Union Rejects Jordan Health's 'Final' Offer
Sep 6, 2018
After meeting with the Jordan Health administration on Wednesday, union members rejected what Jordan Health calls its final offer.
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The Labor Power 50
Sep 4, 2018
Organized labor is facing an array of attacks. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus ruling is threatening public sector unions. The building…
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