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CWA, 1199SEIU Unions Will Not Extend Current Healthcare Worker Contract After July 31 Deadline
Jul 30, 2022
Buffalo, NY – Kaleida healthcare workers represented by CWA and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East announced Friday they will not be…
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Caregivers at Corning Center To Hold Informational Picket on 7/13 In Solidarity with Long-Term Care One-Day Strikes in Western NY
Jul 11, 2022
WHY: More than 100 nursing home workers at Corning Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing in Corning will hold an informational picket on…
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Three of Twelve Long Term Care Facilities Agree to $15 an hour Wage Minimum, While Caregivers at 9 Nursing Homes To Hold One-Day Strikes On 7/12 & 7/13 In Demand For Fair Wages
Jul 11, 2022
WHY: More than 1,000 long term caregivers at now 9 for-profit nursing homes across Western New York whose union contracts expired will hold…
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Long term Caregivers at 10 Different Facilities to Hold One-Day Strikes on 7/12 & 7/13 In Demand For Fair Wages
Jul 10, 2022
WHY: More than 1,000 long term caregivers at now 10 for-profit nursing homes across Western New York whose union contracts have expired will…
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1199SEIU Files 5 Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against For-Profit Nursing Home Operator McGuire Group
Jul 5, 2022
Buffalo, NY – Today, 1199SEIU filed 5 Unfair Labor Practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board claiming that McGuire Group…
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1199SEIU Issues 10-Day Notices For One-Day Strikes at 12 Long-Term Care Facilities in Three WNY Counties
Jul 2, 2022
Buffalo, NY – More than 1,200 long term caregivers at 12 for-profit nursing homes across Western New York whose union contracts all expired…

WEEKLY CLIPS

Jordan Health workers accept mediator's wage proposal
May 31, 2018
Unionized Anthony Jordan Health Center workers have agreed to a proposal set forth by a federal mediator in contract negotiations with the…
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Update: SEIU Employees at Jordan Health Accept Federal Mediator’s Proposal
May 30, 2018
(Update, May 30) – Anthony L. Jordan Health Center employees, represented by 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, have announced…
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GNYHA Supports Bill to Train More Docs for Opioid Crisis
May 30, 2018
The Greater New York Hospital Association is supporting the Opioid Workforce Act of 2018, a bipartisan measure introduced in both houses of…
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NJ Must Bring Safe Staffing Levels to Nursing Homes
May 29, 2018
To send an aging parent or loved one to live in a nursing homes is a difficult, often heart-wrenching decision. It is self-evident why most…
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1199SEIU Delivers Petition To NYU; Demands Fairness In New Contract
May 25, 2018
This week, hundreds of 1199 SEIU hospital workers and students conducted a petition walk at NYU Tisch, delivering nearly 3,000 signatures…
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There Is Power in a Union
May 23, 2018
For a period of 40 years, something managed to keep inequality in check in the United States. From 1940 to 1980, the richest 1 percent took…
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