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Contract Expires: 1,800 Union Caregivers & Service Workers At New York's Sixth Largest Employer, URMC To Issue Notice To Hold Informational Picket
Nov 1, 2023
New York State Assemblymember Meeks Calls on URMC To Settle Fair Agreement
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Union Contract Covering 1800 Caregivers & Service Workers At New York's Sixth Largest Employer, URMC Will Expire Monday 10/30 If No Agreement Is Reached
Oct 27, 2023
Healthcare & Service Workers Demand Living Wage To Recruit & Retain More Staff While Leaders At University of Rochester Have Seen Their…
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Nursing Home Workers Began Receiving Some Of The More Than $80,000 Dollars in Owed Bonuses Thursday At Embattled Tonawanda Nursing Home
Oct 27, 2023
Informational Picket & Press Conference Set For This Week Called-Off After Downstate For-Profit Owners Began Paying Two of Three Owed…
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Statement of George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, on the new House Speaker:
Oct 25, 2023
“The selection of Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House—with unanimous Republican support—underscores how entirely out-of-step the…
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BREAKING: Nursing Home Workers To Begin Receiving More Than $80,000 Dollars in Owed Bonuses Thursday Calling Off Picket Outside Embattled Tonawanda Nursing Home
Oct 25, 2023
Informational Picket Set for Wednesday Is Now Called-Off. A Press Conference Will Be Held Friday If Caregivers Do Not Begin Receiving Their…
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Mercy Hospital Workers Overwhelmingly Approve Three-Year Contract
Oct 24, 2023
Caregivers Win 18% Wage Increases, Improvements in Health Insurance & Other Benefits

WEEKLY CLIPS

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Union Petitions NYU Langone to Guarantee Benefits
May 23, 2018
Members of 1199SEIU crowded into the reception area of NYU Langone Health's executive offices Tuesday to deliver a petition demanding that…
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Columbia University an Anti-Union Institution
May 9, 2018
New York, NY – Columbia University continues its attack on unions and on April 24th its teaching and research assistants went on strike. The…
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8 Bold Thoughts on the Future of Healthcare
May 9, 2018
From Amazon (AMZN - Get Report) to Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A - Get Report) (BRK.B - Get Report) to Cigna (CI - Get Report) there are some…
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A.M. Roundup: Cuomo Calls For Nixon to Release Tax Returns
May 4, 2018
Bickering over the release of tax returns happens outside of the White House, it seems. Once again, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for his primary…
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Do NJ Nursing Homes Have Enough Staff? Union Wants a Minimum
May 3, 2018
The union representing certified nursing assistants in the Garden State is calling for minimum standards to be set for CNA-to-resident…
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Kaleida Fights Rejection of Buffalo Public Schools Nursing Contract
May 3, 2018
The health system says it will fight to keep its 13-year contract with the schools intact, despite a rejection of the bid by schools…
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