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Statement from 1199SEIU’s Roxey Nelson on passage of The Heroes Act
May 19, 2020
“Healthcare workers are on the front lines serving the public health. They face unprecedented challenges today taking on a pandemic and…
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Pres. Gresham Commends Congress’ Passage of the Heroes Act
May 17, 2020
“We commend Speaker Pelosi and the House of Representatives for standing up for working people through the passage of the Heroes Act.…
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Silent Vigils Urging Hazard Pay For Frontline Healthcare Workers Will Be Held at Westchester Medical Center Health Network Hospitals Throughout The Hudson Valley
May 14, 2020
WHAT: After several meetings and thousands of petition signatures were presented to Westchester Medical Center administrators, the…
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Consulate Nursing Home Named In OSHA, AHCA Complaints For Putting Patients, Caregivers At “High-Risk” Of Covid-19 Infection
May 12, 2020
FORT MYERS---Florida’s largest healthcare union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, has filed official complaints with federal and…
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Sun Sentinel Op-ed by RN Pat Diaz: Immigrant health care workers are on front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. More needed for the fight. Opinion by Pat Diaz
May 8, 2020
I am an orthopedic surgical nurse at University Hospital and Medical Center in Tamarac, FL, and simply doing my job could be fatal. It’s not…
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Florida’s Largest Healthcare Union 1199SEIU Facilitates Donation of 20,000 KN95 Masks to Help Protect Long-Term Care Workers on the Frontlines of COVID-19
May 2, 2020
Miramar—In the midst of a widespread shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), the state’s largest healthcare union has facilitated a…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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“We All Stand Together”
May 2, 2018
On Tuesday, May 1, labor activists and immigrant support organizations staged rallies in New York City to commemorate May Day.
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Certified Nurse Aides Call For State to Set New Workload Guidelines
May 1, 2018
Certified nursing aides, or CNAs, and their supporters marched by the hundreds from the War Memorial to the State House calling for…
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New York's Disparate Democrats Unite to Celebrate Mayer's Victory
Apr 25, 2018
MAMARONECK — For a night, New York’s warring Democrats were united. At a party celebrating Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer’s victory in a…
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Democrats Take 13-4 Majority on Westchester Legislature
Apr 25, 2018
Democrat Terry Clements beat Republican Jim Freeman in Tuesday's special election for Westchester County legislature, giving Democrats a…
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Poor People's Campaign Creates New Movement Against Poverty
Apr 24, 2018
As people took the stage one by one in the packed fellowship hall to tell their stories or talk about the work they do around Rochester, it…
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Philanthropy for Big Labor
Apr 24, 2018
When does a charitable foundation grow big enough that its staff should decide to unionize? When it’s worth nearly $20 billion,…
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