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1199SEIU reached a 3-year Tentative Agreement with Corning Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare late last week. The new agreement comes as caregivers were ready to hit the picket lines to fight for improved staffing levels, quality health insurance, and competitive wages to help retain and recruit more caregivers. Read More

Today we celebrate Juneteenth—the day honoring the end of slavery in the United States. It was exactly 160 years ago that freedom was achieved in Texas, the last state where enslaved people were formally freed after the Civil War. Read More

Forging a fresh path for our Union from the ground up. Read More

Massachusetts members press their elected representatives in Boston. Read More

Our newly-elected President sets out her vision for her first 100 days. Read More

1199ers at UHealth Tower, formerly known as University of Miami Hospital, officially launched their Jobs Committee in May, after it was established in their most recent contract. Read More

1199ers gathered in solidarity with United Farm Workers (UFW) and community allies who were rallying on May 19 in Brooklyn to demand the release of 14 UFW worker leaders detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Read More

Workers at Citywide Mobile Response have come together to form a union with 1199SEIU, joining over 3,000 first responders from across New York State, who are already represented. Read More

1199 Nursing home members at Schoellkopf Health Center in Niagara Falls, Upstate New York, ratified a new agreement in early May, which included average wage increases of up to 28 per cent over the three-year contract. Read More

Members at United Medical Center, located in the southeast of Washington D.C., worked their last day on April 15. The hospital had served the community for six decades, but the city, which had managed UMC since 2010, first announced that the hospital would shut its doors in 2019. Read More

A member screening committee interviewed the top five candidates in the upcoming primary. Read More

Member action has helped to shore up vital funding for New York State, but national cuts still threaten these gains. Read More

There is growing recognition that providing quality healthcare depends on making sure providers can communicate effectively with the people who are seeking their care and treatment. The need for medical interpreters is growing rapidly as a result. Read More

1199 RNs at St Barnabas hospital will benefit from a $5 million subsidy to expand training opportunities and increase retention. Read More

More than a year of bargaining with the University of Rochester, ends with a strong contract, following 11th hour agreement to avert strike action. Read More

In these uncertain times, strategies for dealing with anxiety are more important than ever. Read More

Identifying and supporting the NYC Mayoral candidate who will do most for working people has long been a role for 1199ers. Read More

An annual celebration of the valuable work that 1199 RNs do every day. Read More

Nursing home workers overwhelmingly voted down for-profit owners last, best, and final offer signaling approval to strike at two WNY long-term care facilities owned and operated by Long Island Businessman Read More

New Legislation Amends Public Health Law to Protect Healthcare Workers by Requiring Hospitals and Nursing Homes to Develop Workplace Violence Safety and Security Prevention Programs Read More