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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…
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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…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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“We All Stand Together”
May 2, 2018
On Tuesday, May 1, labor activists and immigrant support organizations staged rallies in New York City to commemorate May Day.
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Certified Nurse Aides Call For State to Set New Workload Guidelines
May 1, 2018
Certified nursing aides, or CNAs, and their supporters marched by the hundreds from the War Memorial to the State House calling for…
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New York's Disparate Democrats Unite to Celebrate Mayer's Victory
Apr 25, 2018
MAMARONECK — For a night, New York’s warring Democrats were united. At a party celebrating Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer’s victory in a…
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Democrats Take 13-4 Majority on Westchester Legislature
Apr 25, 2018
Democrat Terry Clements beat Republican Jim Freeman in Tuesday's special election for Westchester County legislature, giving Democrats a…
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Poor People's Campaign Creates New Movement Against Poverty
Apr 24, 2018
As people took the stage one by one in the packed fellowship hall to tell their stories or talk about the work they do around Rochester, it…
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Philanthropy for Big Labor
Apr 24, 2018
When does a charitable foundation grow big enough that its staff should decide to unionize? When it’s worth nearly $20 billion,…
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