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Union Contracts Covering 1,800 Service Workers at U of R and Strong Memorial Hospital Expires
Oct 22, 2021
On Friday, October 22, the union contracts covering 1,800 service workers at Strong Memorial Hospital and University of Rochester Campus…
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SEVERE STAFF SHORTAGE AND NO CONTRACT AGREEMENT: 1199SEIU MEMBERS WILL HOLD PICKETS AT TWO NUVANCE HOSPITALS ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20
Oct 20, 2021
Nuvance’s Hudson Valley facilities are extraordinarily short-staffed. There are long waits to get care in the emergency departments, and…
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1199SEIU, LEAGUE OF VOLUNTARY HOSPITALS AND HOMES OF NEW YORK REACH THREE-YEAR CONTRACT AGREEMENT
Sep 24, 2021
New York, NY – The League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes of New York (the League) and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (1199SEIU)…
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Cayuga Ridge Nursing Home Workers Will Rally Today (9/14), Demand Fair Contract Without Concessions from Downstate Owner
Sep 14, 2021
Caregivers at Cayuga Ridge have been working short-staffed and without a contract since May 1, 2021. Downstate owners, Shalom and Barry…
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Congressman Higgins, 1199SEIU Workers & Local Families Stress the Need for the Build Back Better Package to Include Policies Supporting the Care Economy
Sep 7, 2021
Western New York home care workers and families hosted a roundtable discussion with Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) to share the…
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Congressman Higgins, Local Workers & Families to Highlight the Need for the Build Back Better Package to Include Policies Supporting the Care Economy
Sep 7, 2021
Who: Congressman Brian Higgins Peter De Jesus Jr, President of the Western New York Area Labor Federation Robert Weintraub, a local…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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U.S. Must Keep DACA and Accept New Applications, Federal Judge Rules
Apr 24, 2018
In the biggest setback yet for the Trump administration in its attempt to end a program that shields some undocumented young adults from…
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1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Leases Out Former Headquarters Site for Development of New Times Square Tower
Apr 23, 2018
Paul, Weiss represented 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest healthcare union in the United States, in entering into a…
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Cushman & Wakefield Arranges 99-Year Ground Lease for Manhattan Property
Apr 20, 2018
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 99-year ground lease for 311 West 42nd Street in the Midtown West neighborhood of…
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Developers Pitch $2 Billion Housing Complex for South Bronx Waterfront
Apr 19, 2018
A pair of affordable-housing developers are proposing a $2.2 billion mixed-use complex along the South Bronx waterfront, including 2,000…
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Report: Merge NYC, New Jersey commuter-rail service Progressive Railroading
Apr 19, 2018
The Regional Plan Association (RPA) yesterday released more details on its proposal to combine three commuter-rail networks in the New York…
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PBA Wants Union Brass to Stop Attending Events with de Blasio
Apr 19, 2018
The city's largest police union is calling on other union leaders to stop appearing at public events with Mayor de Blasio, accusing hizzoner…
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