Press Center and Media Advisories

Jun 18, 2020
WHAT: Frontline nursing home workers at Diamond Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East,…

Jun 16, 2020
White folks need to understand that racism is our problem.

Jun 11, 2020
WHAT: After more than three months of facing enormous pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Westchester Medical Center’s (WMC) refusal…

NYC Labor Leaders Call on Governor, Mayor, and Police Commissioner to Put a Stop to Police Brutality
Jun 7, 2020
The systemic assault on the Black body has gone on for far too long—400 years and counting. We are
outraged and heartbroken over the police…

Jun 4, 2020
After three months of facing enormous pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic, 1199SEIU healthcare workers at Vassar Brothers Medical Center…

Jun 1, 2020
“As we continue to fight the global pandemic that is COVID-19, I want to take a moment to call attention to the scourge of police brutality…
WEEKLY CLIPS

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…

Aug 15, 2019
Healthcare workers with 1199SEIU recently announced they are throwing their enthusiastic support behind five candidates for Boston City…

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…

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…

Jul 11, 2019
Washington (CNN)US Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to begin the previously postponed raids across the country Sunday to arrest…

Jul 10, 2019
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - Kaleida Health has announced that it has reached a labor agreement with unions representing 7,200 employees.