Press Center and Media Advisories

Aug 5, 2020
“Expanding Medicaid coverage in Florida under the Affordable Care Act has always made sense, but today as millions of state residents lose…

Jul 28, 2020
The school-based licensed mental health professionals of the Department of Behavioral Health School Mental Health Program stand in…

Jul 9, 2020
WHAT: Since March, 1199SEIU healthcare workers have been doing everything they can to keep patients, communities and themselves safe during…

Jul 6, 2020
New York, NY - 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement regarding the release of the New York State…

Jun 18, 2020
WHAT: Frontline nursing home workers at Diamond Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East,…

Jun 16, 2020
White folks need to understand that racism is our problem.
WEEKLY CLIPS

Feb 19, 2021
Maya Wiley’s week may not have started well, just missing the threshold to qualify for public funds, but it’s ending with a bang: the…

Feb 19, 2021
The endorsement by Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union is a major win for Ms. Wiley. The union was a key early supporter…

Jan 13, 2021
We are less than two weeks into 2021, and our nation is at a dangerous crossroads. The road behind us is littered with violent acts of…

Dec 23, 2020
Soy un trabajador de la salud de primera línea y he visto los terribles efectos de esta pandemia de cerca, todos los días, durante nueve…

Sep 8, 2020
She does it willingly, a responsibility she sees as vitally important, and it is worth a moment on a holiday meant to honor working people…

Sep 4, 2020
MAITLAND, Fla. – Employees of Florida’s largest nursing home company are protesting dangerous work conditions a day after Gov. Ron DeSantis…