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Statement from 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East on treatment and deportations of Haitians seeking asylum in the United States:
Oct 25, 2021
The members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest union of healthcare workers in the nation, strongly demand humane and…
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Statement from George Gresham, president of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, on treatment and deportations of Haitians seeking asylum in the United States:
Oct 25, 2021
New York, NY. Oct. 25, 2021 -- The members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest union of healthcare workers in the…
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Union Contracts Covering 1,800 Service Workers at U of R and Strong Memorial Hospital Expires
Oct 22, 2021
On Friday, October 22, the union contracts covering 1,800 service workers at Strong Memorial Hospital and University of Rochester Campus…
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SEVERE STAFF SHORTAGE AND NO CONTRACT AGREEMENT: 1199SEIU MEMBERS WILL HOLD PICKETS AT TWO NUVANCE HOSPITALS ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20
Oct 20, 2021
Nuvance’s Hudson Valley facilities are extraordinarily short-staffed. There are long waits to get care in the emergency departments, and…
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1199SEIU, LEAGUE OF VOLUNTARY HOSPITALS AND HOMES OF NEW YORK REACH THREE-YEAR CONTRACT AGREEMENT
Sep 24, 2021
New York, NY – The League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes of New York (the League) and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (1199SEIU)…
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Cayuga Ridge Nursing Home Workers Will Rally Today (9/14), Demand Fair Contract Without Concessions from Downstate Owner
Sep 14, 2021
Caregivers at Cayuga Ridge have been working short-staffed and without a contract since May 1, 2021. Downstate owners, Shalom and Barry…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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As Patients Struggle With Bills, Hospital Sues Thousands
Sep 4, 2019
Most hospitals do not frequently take patients to court over medical debt. But since 2015, Carlsbad Medical Center, in New Mexico, has filed…
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Boston City Council Candidates Win Endorsement from Healthcare Workers
Aug 15, 2019
Healthcare workers with 1199SEIU recently announced they are throwing their enthusiastic support behind five candidates for Boston City…
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Collective Bargaining Agreement Make Kaleida First To Commit To A Living Wage
Jul 30, 2019
This week, 7,200 Union healthcare workers represented by CWA 1168, IUOE Local 17 and 1199SEIU, United Healthcare Workers East, voted to…
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Unlocking Solutions to America’s Healthcare Crisis
Jul 24, 2019
Health is a human right, enshrined in the Alma Alta declaration by the nations of the world. After satisfying the need for food, after…
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ICE to begin nationwide immigration raids Sunday
Jul 11, 2019
Washington (CNN)US Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to begin the previously postponed raids across the country Sunday to arrest…
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Kaleida, Unions Reach Labor Agreement
Jul 10, 2019
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - Kaleida Health has announced that it has reached a labor agreement with unions representing 7,200 employees.
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