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1199SEIU and Community Partners Announce Success of City & County Funding Initiatives To Recruit and Train New Healthcare Workers Amid Staffing Shortages
Apr 6, 2023
WHO: 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, 1199SEIU Training & Employment Funds, Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES, County of Monroe Industrial…
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April Is National Care Workers Recognition Month Highlighting ‘The Best Of America’s Character’ Florida Caregivers Serve Patients, Families, Communities In Face Of Critical Staffing Crisis
Apr 5, 2023
MIAMI – April is national Care Workers Recognition Month, recognizing the dedication and importance of essential caregivers, such as nursing…
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1199SEIU Healthcare Workers & Major WNY Providers Come Together To Sound the Alarm: Gov. Hochul’s Budget Neglects NY’s Healthcare Needs, Especially In Upstate Where Medicaid Coverage Gaps Puts Hospitals & Nursing Homes On Brink Of Closure
Apr 4, 2023
Thousands of Healthcare Workers will rally statewide Wednesday to Protest Governor Hochul’s Proposed Budget
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Thousands of healthcare workers statewide will walk out and rally during their breaks on Weds. to protest Gov. Hochul’s budget
Apr 3, 2023
Healthcare workers in cities and towns across New York will bang on pots and pans in front of their institutions and hold rallies to raise…
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1199SEIU Caregivers Host Federal Health Officials To Discuss New Standards, Solutions For Florida’s Critical Nursing Home Staffing, Care Crisis
Mar 21, 2023
MIAMI – Caregivers and leaders with 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East met with officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
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Albany to Witness Historic Protest of 15,000 Healthcare Workers Demanding Gov. Hochul Stop Cuts & Invest in Care
Mar 20, 2023
Albany, NY: Thousands of caregivers, still reeling from three years of the pandemic, will descend on the Capitol to call on Gov. Hochul and…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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10 Names to Watch in Organized Labor
Sep 4, 2018
In the Labor Power 50, we recognize top labor leaders who are key players in the world of New York politics and government. It’s also worth…
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Wage Theft: How Many Women of Color Are Left Out of Minimum Wage Hike
Aug 30, 2018
Although New York state has passed $15 minimum wage legislation, there are thousands of home health care workers, mostly immigrant women of…
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Beyond Mexico: How DHS rule changes may affect black immigrants
Aug 28, 2018
When Phiwa Nkosi gave birth to her son nine years ago, she was handed a packet of forms to fill out the day she was discharged from Bellevue…
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CARIBBEAT: Counting down to the costumes, music, food and fun of the 2018 New York Caribbean Carnival
Aug 12, 2018
Final preparation is underway for the colorful costume-packed, music-filled New York Caribbean Carnival.
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Balter for Congress Wins Support of Largest Health Care Workers Union
Aug 7, 2018
Dana Balter has secured her first union endorsement as she aims to unseat U.S. Rep. John Katko in the 24th Congressional District race.
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Stepping Up the Resistance
Aug 2, 2018
Last month, we learned that corporate tax receipts are near a 75-year low as a share of the overall economy and that the federal budget…
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