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Healthcare Workers’ Vote to Unionize at Elderwood Grand Island is Certified!
Jan 17, 2017
Buffalo, N.Y.— After a long haul, Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and service workers at Elderwood Grand Island, a western New York…
Nurses and Healthcare Workers Condemn Move by Senate to Begin Repeal of the ACA
Jan 12, 2017
New York, NY – While millions of Americans were sleeping last night, the Senate voted to begin steps to decimate the Affordable Care Act –…
“Don’t Repeal the Affordable Care Act without a Plan in Place, Congressman Zeldin!”
Jan 11, 2017
Repealing the Affordable Care Act without a plan in place would cause thousands of Long Islanders to lose their health coverage, slash…
Utica Officials Take a Stand for ‘Care, Not Chaos’ as Millions of Americans Face Sudden Loss in Healthcare
Jan 11, 2017
Utica, NY – On Thursday, Janurary 12, Mayor Robert Palmieri, members of the Utica Common Council, frontline healthcare workers, and…
Healthcare Workers of 1199SEIU, New York’s Largest Union, Applaud Gov. Cuomo’s Childcare Proposal
Jan 6, 2017
The healthcare workers of 1199SEIU applaud Governor Cuomo’s plan to make childcare more affordable for middle class New Yorkers. His…
Statement Re: Governor Cuomo's Proposal To Ensure Tuition Free College For Middle and Lower Income New Yorkers
Jan 4, 2017
The healthcare workers of 1199SEIU applaud Governor Cuomo¹s bold proposal to ensure tuition-free college for middle and lower-income New…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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Florida coronavirus: 52 hospitals max out ICU capacity as cases increase
Jul 10, 2020
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A total of 52 Florida hospitals had no available intensive care unit beds on Friday – including six facilities in…
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Labor demands police reform — and in the process, confronts its troubled past
Jun 14, 2020
All it took to awaken our nation to the racism that has been the bedrock of law enforcement since slavery was a once-in-a-century pandemic…
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Healthcare workers on Staten Island take knee in solidarity with victims of police brutality
Jun 11, 2020
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) workers in Ocean Breeze on Thursday took a knee inside the entrance of the…
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As demonstrations for equal justice take new forms, some results start to emerge
Jun 11, 2020
As protests near the end of another week, the quest for equal justice is taking on new forms — and getting some results.
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Health care workers protest in support of Black Lives Matter movement
Jun 11, 2020
Health care workers joined together Thursday to stand with the Black Lives Matter movement and speak out against racism.
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Kaleida Health facilities take part in silent Vigil for Black Lives
Jun 11, 2020
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Some members of the healthcare community in Western New York came together today to stand up for victims of racial…
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