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NURSING HOME WORKERS MUST HAVE A VOICE ON GOVERNOR’S TASK FORCE, LTC POLICIES
Aug 10, 2020
“Nursing home caregivers have the biggest role and second biggest stake in long-term care policies (LTC) in Florida, (right behind the…
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Statement from 1199SEIU’s Roxey Nelson on the need for Medicaid expansion in Florida.
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…
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School social workers back Washington Teachers Union’s call to reopen schools only when it’s safe.
Jul 28, 2020
The school-based licensed mental health professionals of the Department of Behavioral Health School Mental Health Program stand in…
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NUVANCE HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER TO PICKET AND RALLY FOR HAZARD/RECOGNITION PAY
Jul 9, 2020
WHAT: Since March, 1199SEIU healthcare workers have been doing everything they can to keep patients, communities and themselves safe during…
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1199SEIU Pres. Gresham’s Statement on the NYS DOH Report on COVID-19 Infections and Fatalities in Nursing Homes
Jul 6, 2020
New York, NY - 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement regarding the release of the New York State…
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Exhausted, Fed Up and Grieving, Nursing Home Workers At Diamond Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Troy Will Hold Silent Vigil
Jun 18, 2020
WHAT: Frontline nursing home workers at Diamond Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East,…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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How Will Automation, AI Impact Healthcare Employment?
Jan 30, 2019
Healthcare employment will have low exposure to automation in the next decade despite the increased use of artificial intelligence to…
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There is a crisis at the border. It’s just not what Trump says it is.
Jan 29, 2019
As Congress debates border security, the issues that led to the death of two children in December are in danger of fading into the…
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The Health Care Power 50
Jan 13, 2019
It’s that time of year when many New Yorkers start paying attention to their health – watching their weight, trying new diets and hitting…
Nursing homes reach labor deal with 1199SEIU
Dec 21, 2018
Two major bargaining groups of metro-area nursing homes each reached a contract with 1199SEIU, agreeing to wage increases for 30,000 workers…
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Open Society Names New Head of Fellowship Program
Dec 4, 2018
New York, Dec. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce the appointment of Alethia E. Jones as…
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Lawmakers Probe Deadly NJ Outbreak
Dec 3, 2018
TRENTON, N.J. — Nearly two dozen children at a long-term care facility showed symptoms of a viral infection and two had died by the time New…
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