Press Center and Media Advisories

Jul 11, 2022
WHY: More than 1,000 long term caregivers at now 9 for-profit nursing homes across Western New York whose union contracts expired will hold…

Jul 10, 2022
WHY: More than 1,000 long term caregivers at now 10 for-profit nursing homes across Western New York whose union contracts have expired will…

Jul 5, 2022
Buffalo, NY – Today, 1199SEIU filed 5 Unfair Labor Practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board claiming that McGuire Group…

Jul 2, 2022
Buffalo, NY – More than 1,200 long term caregivers at 12 for-profit nursing homes across Western New York whose union contracts all expired…

Jul 1, 2022
Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest healthcare union in the U.S, are proud to join their SEIU Florida partners…

Jun 24, 2022
“As a union of healthcare workers, we recognize that the right to an abortion is fundamental to reproductive health, overall health, and…
WEEKLY CLIPS

Jun 22, 2019
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Kaleida Health and its three unions could not come to an agreement on a new contract covering thousands of employees,…

1199SEIU Strongly Rejects Modified Nursing Home Staffing Bill A382, Assails No-Notice Committee Vote
Jun 19, 2019
1199SEIU Strongly Rejects Modified Nursing Home Staffing Bill A382, Assails No-Notice Committee Vote

Jun 18, 2019
Large numbers of healthcare workers risk transmitting respiratory viruses to patients and co-workers by attending work even when they have…

Jun 17, 2019
A bill that would permit undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses passed in the State Assembly Wednesday.

Jun 17, 2019
It seems like getting sick will cost you an arm and a leg, literally. The on-going Healthcare and prescription drug catastrophe is a…

Jun 11, 2019
Community advocates, medical professionals and labor leaders Monday urged Long Island’s state Senate delegation to support a bill legalizing…