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1199SEIU wins overwhelming vote to organize over 1200 workers at NYU- Winthrop Hospital
Sep 30, 2019
Successful vote caps an over year long battle to organize workers in the face of management opposition.
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National Labor Relations Board Decision is a Victory for Workers, Amidst Trump Administration’s Anti-Labor Appointments
Sep 12, 2019
Washington, DC (September 11, 2019) - We applaud the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for ruling that Universal Health Services, Inc.…
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1199SEIU Statement on Tampa Mayor’s $15 Minimum Wage Announcement
Aug 29, 2019
Statement by Merline Thomas, a Certified Nursing Assistant at University Village nursing home in Tampa and a member of the 1199SEIU…
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Healthcare Workers To Picket Corporate Owned Nursing Home, The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center
Aug 22, 2019
Today, Thursday, August 22, nursing home caregivers will be picketing at The Pines At Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation.…
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Pres. Gresham: Pantaleo’s Firing Sends A Clear Message that Excessive Force and Police Brutality Have No Place in Our City
Aug 19, 2019
New York, NY - 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement regarding the NYPD’s announcement of the firing of…
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Standing Up for Patient Choice and Safety Net Hospitals
Jun 14, 2019
The New York State Legislature is considering a bill which, if enacted, would limit patient hospital choice and hurt hospital systems…

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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