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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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Nursing Assistants Picket Over Wages at Centers Nursing homes
Nov 28, 2018
QUEENSBURY — Low pay and expensive health insurance is leaving the Centers nursing homes understaffed, workers said as they picketed outside…
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Emerald South shutdown set for Jan. 31, 2019
Nov 27, 2018
A timeline for the shutdown of Emerald South Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has been set, with closure expected by late January.
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Emerald South Nursing Home to Close After Slew of Scandals
Nov 13, 2018
The New York State Department of Health appointed The Grand Healthcare System to operate Emerald North and Emerald South Nursing and…
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‘The U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale’: Postal Workers Speak Out
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…
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State's health care workforce up 18% in past decade
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,…
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CMS preparing rules for nursing home staff fines, home personal care oversight
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…
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