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U.S. Postmaster General Sued by 1199SEIU Over Illegal Policies That Threaten to Disenfranchise Tens of Thousands of Floridians
Oct 6, 2020
FLORIDA - Today, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (1199SEIU) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postmaster General and the United…
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Statement from 1199SEIU’s Roxey Nelson on the October 5 deadline to register to vote in Florida
Oct 1, 2020
“This week’s disruptive and embarrassing debate performance by Donald Trump was a another obvious attempt to dishearten and discourage…
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Historic 2020 Election Hits Home Stretch; Frontline Healthcare Workers Use New Tools To Get Out The Vote, Fight For Working Families
Sep 24, 2020
Miramar, FL —As the historic 2020 presidential election hits the home stretch of important deadlines (on September 24 vote-by-mail ballots…
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1199 Prez: NYC Should Continue Remote Learning Until We Can Ensure Classrooms are Safe
Aug 19, 2020
New York, NY - George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU, today released the following statement regarding the reopening of New York City’s…
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Gresham: 1199ers Have Been Risking Their Lives Since March, Questions About Credibility Make Me Question How NY Values Our Heroes
Aug 14, 2020
New York, NY - 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement in response to attacks on the credibility of health…
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NURSING HOME WORKERS MUST HAVE A VOICE ON GOVERNOR’S TASK FORCE, LTC POLICIES
Aug 10, 2020
“Nursing home caregivers have the biggest role and second biggest stake in long-term care policies (LTC) in Florida, (right behind the…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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Florida coronavirus: 52 hospitals max out ICU capacity as cases increase
Jul 10, 2020
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A total of 52 Florida hospitals had no available intensive care unit beds on Friday – including six facilities in…
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Labor demands police reform — and in the process, confronts its troubled past
Jun 14, 2020
All it took to awaken our nation to the racism that has been the bedrock of law enforcement since slavery was a once-in-a-century pandemic…
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Healthcare workers on Staten Island take knee in solidarity with victims of police brutality
Jun 11, 2020
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) workers in Ocean Breeze on Thursday took a knee inside the entrance of the…
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As demonstrations for equal justice take new forms, some results start to emerge
Jun 11, 2020
As protests near the end of another week, the quest for equal justice is taking on new forms — and getting some results.
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Health care workers protest in support of Black Lives Matter movement
Jun 11, 2020
Health care workers joined together Thursday to stand with the Black Lives Matter movement and speak out against racism.
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Kaleida Health facilities take part in silent Vigil for Black Lives
Jun 11, 2020
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Some members of the healthcare community in Western New York came together today to stand up for victims of racial…
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