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1199SEIU To Hold 43rd Annual MLK Celebration at  University of Rochester Medical Center Next Week 
Jan 10, 2024
Program will celebrate Dr. King’s work in the labor movement and commitment to workers’ rights through music, poetry, and dance with keynote…
Kenmore Nursing Home Workers Vote To Ratify 17-Month Union Contract Following Informational Picket Last Year
Jan 3, 2024
More than 75 nursing home workers at Kenmore’s Schofield Residence voted to ratify a 17-month contract with their employer yesterday.
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Unhappy Holidays’ – Workers Called Out Nursing Home For Bounced Paychecks & More ‘Humbug’ Treatment While Staffing & Care Crisis Puts Caregivers & Patients At Risk Across State
Dec 29, 2023
Workers at West Broward Rehabilitation & Healthcare called out the facility for bouncing paychecks, reduced and mishandled insurance…
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URMC Workers Overwhelmingly Ratify Three-Year Ground-Breaking Contract Averting Second Longer Strike
Dec 29, 2023
Union workers at URMC joined a growing national movement of workplace strikes to demand living wages and quality comprehensive benefits to…
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URMC Workers To Vote On 3-Year Tentative Agreement Tomorrow, Postponing Second Strike Vote
Dec 26, 2023
Union workers at URMC joined a growing national movement of workplace strikes to demand living wages and quality comprehensive benefits to…
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BREAKING: URMC Workers Reach Tentative Agreement on Union Contract Following Historic 17-Hour Strike Last Week
Dec 21, 2023
Strike authorization vote set for tomorrow postponed, Union members will vote on agreement next week

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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