Press Center and Media Advisories

Apr 2, 2020
New York, NY - In light of the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare facilities nationwide, 1199SEIU President…

Mar 27, 2020
New York, NY - 1199SEIU President George Gresham released the following statement thanking New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten…

Mar 26, 2020
Miramar, FL - The following open letter from Dale Ewart, Acting Executive Vice President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, was…

Mar 21, 2020
Our nurses and other healthcare staff in hospitals and nursing homes having been working tirelessly on the front lines of public health to…

Mar 15, 2020
New York, NY - 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement:

Mar 13, 2020
New York, NY - 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement regarding calls to close New York City's schools in…
WEEKLY CLIPS

Jun 11, 2020
Healthcare workers with Kaleida Health gathered for a moment of silence in the parking lot across from Oishei Children’s Hospital Thursday,…

Jun 11, 2020
HUDSON — Health care workers took a moment Thursday to take a knee outside Columbia Memorial Hospital to protest the killing of George Floyd…

May 15, 2020
On the front lines of the war on COVID-19, there are many civilian heroes going out of their way, as volunteers and contributors. Also, many…

May 6, 2020
One of every four Filipinos in the New York-New Jersey area is employed in the health care industry. With at least 30 worker deaths and many…

Apr 29, 2020
Montefiore Nyack Hospital on Wednesday celebrated the discharge of its 400th patient who has recovered from COVID-19 since the hospital…

Mar 30, 2020
Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn has turned into a coronavirus “war zone,” where at least 20 patients have died of…