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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…
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Failing New York’s essential workers: We deserve a fair contract
Aug 25, 2021
From the start of the pandemic early last year, we and other health-care workers across the state sacrificed our health — and risked our…
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Home Care Workers & 1199SEIU Call For Robust Investment in Home and Community-Based Services and Good Jobs
Aug 24, 2021
ROCHESTER, NY — Home care workers and consumers will rally in support of President Biden’s Home Care Proposal, calling on Congress to sign…
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Healthcare Workers Union 1199SEIU Hosts Roundtable Discussion About The Better Care, Better Jobs Act
Aug 19, 2021
While President Biden's “soft infrastructure bills” are one of the most critical issues being debated in Washington, DC this summer, on…
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Contract Talks Begin for 2,000 Service Workers at Strong Memorial Hospital and University of Rochester
Aug 10, 2021
Negotiations for a new union contract covering more than 2,000 service workers represented by 1199SEIU, United Healthcare Workers East and…
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STATEMENT FROM 1199SEIU PRESIDENT GEORGE GRESHAM ON THE DEATH OF RICHARD TRUMKA
Aug 6, 2021
“1199SEIU mourns the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. We send our deepest condolences to his loved ones. President Trumka was a…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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Labor Leaders and Activists Turn Out for Immigrants
Jul 5, 2018
Whether it was Lower Manhattan or in Los Angeles, labor leaders and activists took to the streets to protest the White House’s immigration…
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Bronx Street Co-named to Honor Union Leader's Late Wife
Jul 5, 2018
Dozens of educators and members of 1199 SEIU gathered Sunday afternoon with Bronx Council Member Andy King and 1199 SEIU President George…
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AFT President Weingarten Blasts Trump and DeVos for Labor /Education Merger Proposal
Jun 28, 2018
Something the Republicans have wanted to do since the Clinton administration might come to fruition under Trump. It’s made American…
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Supreme Court Decision Could Hurt State's Health Care Unions
Jun 28, 2018
A U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday prohibiting public-sector unions from charging nonmembers "fair share" fees for representing the…
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Emerald South Nursing Home Rallies for Change
Jun 28, 2018
Buffalo, N.Y. (WKBW) - A rally was held Thursday on the front lawn of the Emerald South nursing and rehabilitation center on Delaware…
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5 Takeaways From Maryland's 2018 Primary Election
Jun 27, 2018
Elections can be chaotic affairs. The fliers. The endorsements. The problems at the polls. At the end of the night, what have we actually…
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