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Clarification re Two Tenet Hospitals and Union Communications on June 10 and 17, 2020
Oct 7, 2020
On June 11, 2020, healthcare workers across Florida participated in actions outside of their workplaces to call for justice for George…
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U.S. Postmaster General Sued by 1199SEIU Over Illegal Policies That Threaten to Disenfranchise Tens of Thousands of Floridians
Oct 6, 2020
FLORIDA - Today, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (1199SEIU) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postmaster General and the United…
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Statement from 1199SEIU’s Roxey Nelson on the October 5 deadline to register to vote in Florida
Oct 1, 2020
“This week’s disruptive and embarrassing debate performance by Donald Trump was a another obvious attempt to dishearten and discourage…
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Historic 2020 Election Hits Home Stretch; Frontline Healthcare Workers Use New Tools To Get Out The Vote, Fight For Working Families
Sep 24, 2020
Miramar, FL —As the historic 2020 presidential election hits the home stretch of important deadlines (on September 24 vote-by-mail ballots…
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1199 Prez: NYC Should Continue Remote Learning Until We Can Ensure Classrooms are Safe
Aug 19, 2020
New York, NY - George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU, today released the following statement regarding the reopening of New York City’s…
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Gresham: 1199ers Have Been Risking Their Lives Since March, Questions About Credibility Make Me Question How NY Values Our Heroes
Aug 14, 2020
New York, NY - 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement in response to attacks on the credibility of health…

WEEKLY CLIPS

Jordan Health workers accept mediator's wage proposal
May 31, 2018
Unionized Anthony Jordan Health Center workers have agreed to a proposal set forth by a federal mediator in contract negotiations with the…
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Update: SEIU Employees at Jordan Health Accept Federal Mediator’s Proposal
May 30, 2018
(Update, May 30) – Anthony L. Jordan Health Center employees, represented by 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, have announced…
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GNYHA Supports Bill to Train More Docs for Opioid Crisis
May 30, 2018
The Greater New York Hospital Association is supporting the Opioid Workforce Act of 2018, a bipartisan measure introduced in both houses of…
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NJ Must Bring Safe Staffing Levels to Nursing Homes
May 29, 2018
To send an aging parent or loved one to live in a nursing homes is a difficult, often heart-wrenching decision. It is self-evident why most…
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1199SEIU Delivers Petition To NYU; Demands Fairness In New Contract
May 25, 2018
This week, hundreds of 1199 SEIU hospital workers and students conducted a petition walk at NYU Tisch, delivering nearly 3,000 signatures…
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There Is Power in a Union
May 23, 2018
For a period of 40 years, something managed to keep inequality in check in the United States. From 1940 to 1980, the richest 1 percent took…
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