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HOSPITAL & NURSING HOME WORKERS AT NATHAN LITTAUER WILL HOLD INFORMATIONAL PICKET ON MONDAY, JUNE 1
May 30, 2020
WHAT: Hospital and nursing home staff, including but not limited to nursing assistants, housekeeping, dietary and food service workers,…
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STATEMENT FROM THE SEIU ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS CAUCUS:
May 30, 2020
George Floyd, a Black man was murdered by Minneapolis police on Memorial Day, Monday May 25, 2020 in broad daylight, in front of the…
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1199 On the Frontlines for Racial Justice
May 30, 2020
This is a surreal moment. I know I don’t have to tell you as caregivers about the ways COVID-19 has inflicted tragedy on our lives. This…
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Florida Healthcare Workers Reject Proposed HCA Pay Cuts, Layoffs During Covid-19 Pandemic; Hospital Company Has Received Billions Of Dollars In CARES Act Relief
May 28, 2020
MIAMI----While its members work on the front lines of the Covid-19 public health emergency, the bargaining committee of 1199SEIU United…
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Exhausted and Grieving, Nursing Home Workers At The Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation Will Hold Silent Vigil
May 28, 2020
WHAT: Frontline nursing home workers at The Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation, members of 1199SEIU United…
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After Two Months Of Immeasurable Challenges, 1199SEIU Nursing Home Workers Will Hold Silent Vigils Across New York State, From Long Island to Buffalo
May 20, 2020
WHAT: Frontline nursing home workers at 36 long term care facilities across the state will hold silent and solemn vigils, expressing their…

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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