Press Center and Media Advisories

Apr 20, 2021
“Today’s decision in the Derek Chauvin case is a victory for humanity and for the work being done to fight for freedom for all Americans.

Apr 12, 2021
Buffalo, NY - Following the retirement of 1199SEIU Executive Vice-President Ruth Heller, on April 1, the area director for Western New York…

Apr 1, 2021
Airbnb provided free housing to members across six states during pandemic

Mar 18, 2021
“A special election must be called by the governor for Florida Senate District 37 because it’s so blatantly clear that the November race was…

Mar 16, 2021
New York, NY - 119SEIU President George Gresham has released the following statement regarding recent racially motivated attacks against…

Mar 11, 2021
1199SEIU President George Gresham released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s signing of the American Rescue Plan:
WEEKLY CLIPS

Mar 18, 2020
As the U.S. combats the spread of the novel coronavirus, health care experts continue to debate how to best protect America’s protectors…

Mar 12, 2020
ALBANY ― Assembly Democrats have a five-year, $450 million plan to combat the state’s homeless crisis — and local governments would decide…

Mar 11, 2020
ALBANY – As Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo leads the state’s coronavirus response, state legislators are scrambling behind-the-scenes at the Capitol…

Sep 16, 2019
The GW Hospital violated labor laws by improperly withdrawing recognition of the labor union representing hospital workers, according to a…

Sep 10, 2019
Tuesday night was rough. A sharp scent drifted into Marjorie Salmon’s dream world at 4 a.m. She was still trying to rouse herself when its…

Sep 5, 2019
We are, unfortunately, in an era of the propagation of “fake news.” And also, equally unfortunate, is that the spread of fake news is not…