Press Center and Media Advisories

May 23, 2022
WHY: More than 50 nursing home workers are fighting for a fair contract following seven months of negotiations with Elderwood. Their union…

May 17, 2022
We are all feeling tremendous sorrow following the mass shooting at our Jefferson Avenue Tops Supermarket on Saturday. We mourn for the…

May 13, 2022
Rochester, NY – More than 50 union Healthcare Workers at Anthony Jordan Health Care Center in Rochester voted to ratify a 2-year agreement…

May 9, 2022
More than 70 nursing home workers hit hard during COVID-19 and critical short staffing are fighting for fair wages and a union contract. The…

May 9, 2022
ALBANY, NY (May 9, 2022) -- 1199SEIU healthcare workers – joined by State Senator Tim Kennedy, and Assemblyman Erik Dilan and a host of…

Apr 28, 2022
“The explosion of cryptocurrency mining projects in communities across New York threatens the air we breathe, the water we drink, our…
WEEKLY CLIPS

Jan 30, 2019
Healthcare employment will have low exposure to automation in the next decade despite the increased use of artificial intelligence to…

Jan 29, 2019
As Congress debates border security, the issues that led to the death of two children in December are in danger of fading into the…

Jan 13, 2019
It’s that time of year when many New Yorkers start paying attention to their health – watching their weight, trying new diets and hitting…
Dec 21, 2018
Two major bargaining groups of metro-area nursing homes each reached a contract with 1199SEIU, agreeing to wage increases for 30,000 workers…

Dec 4, 2018
New York, Dec. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce the appointment of Alethia E. Jones as…

Dec 3, 2018
TRENTON, N.J. — Nearly two dozen children at a long-term care facility showed symptoms of a viral infection and two had died by the time New…