Press Center and Media Advisories

Feb 23, 2022
BUFFALO, NY — Faith leaders, home care workers, Senator Tim Kennedy and home care workers and advocates will gather on Wednesday to urge…

1199SEIU & Assemblymember Sarah Clark Join Home Care Advocates to Call for End of Home Care Shortage
Feb 22, 2022
ROCHESTER, NY — Assemblymember Sarah Clark will tomorrow join home care advocates and Rochester resident Flip Polizzi Rivera to call for an…

Feb 17, 2022
Healthcare workers (members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East,) elected officials and concerned citizens say that Westchester…

Feb 11, 2022
Lewiston, NY – Dozens of workers marched and chanted “Fair Contract Now” in front of Ascension Living at Our Lady of Peace in Lewiston…

Feb 10, 2022
Local Caregivers Say Ascension Living Closed Three Units and Threatens Lay-Offs Amid Staffing Crisis Exacerbated By Low Wages

Feb 9, 2022
“It’s outrageous that legislators in Tallahassee are allowing the nursing home industry to make Florida unsafe for seniors with advancing…
WEEKLY CLIPS

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…

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…

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…

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…

Jun 11, 2020
Healthcare workers across the state joined together Thursday afternoon to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement and stand up…

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…