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NURSING HOME WORKERS MUST HAVE A VOICE ON GOVERNOR’S TASK FORCE, LTC POLICIES
Aug 10, 2020
“Nursing home caregivers have the biggest role and second biggest stake in long-term care policies (LTC) in Florida, (right behind the…
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Statement from 1199SEIU’s Roxey Nelson on the need for Medicaid expansion in Florida.
Aug 5, 2020
“Expanding Medicaid coverage in Florida under the Affordable Care Act has always made sense, but today as millions of state residents lose…
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School social workers back Washington Teachers Union’s call to reopen schools only when it’s safe.
Jul 28, 2020
The school-based licensed mental health professionals of the Department of Behavioral Health School Mental Health Program stand in…
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NUVANCE HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER TO PICKET AND RALLY FOR HAZARD/RECOGNITION PAY
Jul 9, 2020
WHAT: Since March, 1199SEIU healthcare workers have been doing everything they can to keep patients, communities and themselves safe during…
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1199SEIU Pres. Gresham’s Statement on the NYS DOH Report on COVID-19 Infections and Fatalities in Nursing Homes
Jul 6, 2020
New York, NY - 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement regarding the release of the New York State…
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Exhausted, Fed Up and Grieving, Nursing Home Workers At Diamond Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Troy Will Hold Silent Vigil
Jun 18, 2020
WHAT: Frontline nursing home workers at Diamond Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East,…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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Contract between Kaleida Health and its three unions expires
Jun 22, 2019
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Kaleida Health and its three unions could not come to an agreement on a new contract covering thousands of employees,…
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1199SEIU Strongly Rejects Modified Nursing Home Staffing Bill A382, Assails No-Notice Committee Vote
Jun 19, 2019
1199SEIU Strongly Rejects Modified Nursing Home Staffing Bill A382, Assails No-Notice Committee Vote
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Healthcare workers often care for patients while ill
Jun 18, 2019
Large numbers of healthcare workers risk transmitting respiratory viruses to patients and co-workers by attending work even when they have…
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‘Green Light NY’ bill passes New York State Assembly
Jun 17, 2019
A bill that would permit undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses passed in the State Assembly Wednesday.
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Brooklyn Lawmakers Hold Speak Out On Healthcare & Soaring Costs of Prescription Drugs
Jun 17, 2019
It seems like getting sick will cost you an arm and a leg, literally. The on-going Healthcare and prescription drug catastrophe is a…
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Advocates lobby LI state lawmakers to support legalization of marijuana
Jun 11, 2019
Community advocates, medical professionals and labor leaders Monday urged Long Island’s state Senate delegation to support a bill legalizing…
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