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CWA, 1199SEIU Unions Will Not Extend Current Healthcare Worker Contract After July 31 Deadline
Jul 30, 2022
Buffalo, NY – Kaleida healthcare workers represented by CWA and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East announced Friday they will not be…
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Caregivers at Corning Center To Hold Informational Picket on 7/13 In Solidarity with Long-Term Care One-Day Strikes in Western NY
Jul 11, 2022
WHY: More than 100 nursing home workers at Corning Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing in Corning will hold an informational picket on…
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Three of Twelve Long Term Care Facilities Agree to $15 an hour Wage Minimum, While Caregivers at 9 Nursing Homes To Hold One-Day Strikes On 7/12 & 7/13 In Demand For Fair Wages
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…
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Long term Caregivers at 10 Different Facilities to Hold One-Day Strikes on 7/12 & 7/13 In Demand For Fair Wages
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…
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1199SEIU Files 5 Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against For-Profit Nursing Home Operator McGuire Group
Jul 5, 2022
Buffalo, NY – Today, 1199SEIU filed 5 Unfair Labor Practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board claiming that McGuire Group…
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1199SEIU Issues 10-Day Notices For One-Day Strikes at 12 Long-Term Care Facilities in Three WNY Counties
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…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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Caregivers at St. Mary's protest police brutality, racial injustice
Jun 11, 2020
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Healthcare workers at St. Mary's Medical Center are holding a protest against police brutality and racial…
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Buffalo healthcare workers join in national walkout for Black lives
Jun 11, 2020
More than 100 unionized healthcare workers at Oishei Children’s Hospital and Buffalo General Medical Center took part in a national walkout…
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Union Healthcare Workers Take A Knee Against Police Brutality And Systemic Racism
Jun 11, 2020
Brooklyn, NY – Healthcare workers continuing to struggle on the front lines of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spent Thursday’s noontime lunch…
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Healthcare workers hold silent demonstration at St. Mary’s: ‘Life is precious’
Jun 11, 2020
Healthcare workers and supporters held a silent protest outside St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach along with others across the…
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‘As healthcare workers, this is our fight, too’: Healthcare workers unite to support Black Lives Matter
Jun 11, 2020
Healthcare workers across the state joined together Thursday afternoon to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement and stand up…
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Holding a silent vigil at Ridgewood Center
Jun 11, 2020
Over 30 nursing home workers at Ridgewood Center hold a silent vigil together with a 1199SEIU healthcare worker Patricia Matthews to honor…
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