Press Center and Media Advisories

Feb 3, 2023
More than 200 nursing home workers at four rural facilities in Western New York are fighting for a fair contract. Their 3-year contract…

Jan 31, 2023
“As an organization of healthcare workers dedicated to providing the very best care to our patients, our members are deeply disturbed by the…

Jan 15, 2023
1199SEIU workers will join alongside community groups, activists, and performers to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Reverend Martin Luther King,…

Jan 9, 2023
Today, 1199SEIU healthcare workers of every stripe—in hospitals and nursing homes, home care, pharmacies, community health clinics and every…

Jan 6, 2023
“We congratulate NYSNA for the groundbreaking tentative agreements they have achieved at many New York hospitals, and we call on the holdout…

Dec 23, 2022
Rochester, NY – Yesterday, 1199SEIU members at The Pearl Nursing Center on Portland Avenue held an informational picket to call attention to…
WEEKLY CLIPS

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…

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…

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…

Aug 12, 2018
Final preparation is underway for the colorful costume-packed, music-filled New York Caribbean Carnival.

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.

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…