Press Center and Media Advisories

Aug 5, 2021
New York, NY – 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement:

Jul 25, 2021
The residents, caregivers and all of their families at Livingston Hills Nursing Home have been on a dangerous rollercoaster ride of…

Jul 20, 2021
MIAMI---Members 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East rallied in Miami to show unity with Cuban citizens demanding freedom and fairness…

Jul 15, 2021
Recent events in Haiti and Cuba have shocked and saddened us. They remind us of the critical importance of democracy around the world and…

Jul 15, 2021
1199SEIU President George Gresham has released the following statement regarding recent events in Haiti and Cuba:

Jul 11, 2021
The 450,000 healthcare workers of 1199SEIU, United Healthcare Workers East, are saddened and outraged by the recent assassination of Haitian…
WEEKLY CLIPS

Nov 28, 2018
QUEENSBURY — Low pay and expensive health insurance is leaving the Centers nursing homes understaffed, workers said as they picketed outside…

Nov 27, 2018
A timeline for the shutdown of Emerald South Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has been set, with closure expected by late January.

Nov 13, 2018
The New York State Department of Health appointed The Grand Healthcare System to operate Emerald North and Emerald South Nursing and…

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…

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,…

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…