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1199 On the Frontlines for Racial Justice
May 30, 2020
This is a surreal moment. I know I don’t have to tell you as caregivers about the ways COVID-19 has inflicted tragedy on our lives. This…
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Florida Healthcare Workers Reject Proposed HCA Pay Cuts, Layoffs During Covid-19 Pandemic; Hospital Company Has Received Billions Of Dollars In CARES Act Relief
May 28, 2020
MIAMI----While its members work on the front lines of the Covid-19 public health emergency, the bargaining committee of 1199SEIU United…
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Exhausted and Grieving, Nursing Home Workers At The Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation Will Hold Silent Vigil
May 28, 2020
WHAT: Frontline nursing home workers at The Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation, members of 1199SEIU United…
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After Two Months Of Immeasurable Challenges, 1199SEIU Nursing Home Workers Will Hold Silent Vigils Across New York State, From Long Island to Buffalo
May 20, 2020
WHAT: Frontline nursing home workers at 36 long term care facilities across the state will hold silent and solemn vigils, expressing their…
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Statement from 1199SEIU’s Roxey Nelson on passage of The Heroes Act
May 19, 2020
“Healthcare workers are on the front lines serving the public health. They face unprecedented challenges today taking on a pandemic and…
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Pres. Gresham Commends Congress’ Passage of the Heroes Act
May 17, 2020
“We commend Speaker Pelosi and the House of Representatives for standing up for working people through the passage of the Heroes Act.…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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How Lobbying Works in NYC
Mar 11, 2019
Influencing the way politicians vote is a big business. Last year alone, clients in New York City spent a total $102.6 million to help your…
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Nearly $1 Billion Cut to Medicaid Could Result in Job Losses, Closures, Cuts to Care
Mar 8, 2019
BUFFALO, N.Y (WKBW) — Healthcare workers met with local elected officials Friday to warn of the consequences of Medicaid cuts proposed for…
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Immigrants are suffering, need health care now
Feb 27, 2019
This week, a 45-year-old immigrant in the U.S. illegally died in Border Patrol custody. His death follows the December deaths of 7-year-old…
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Public Advocate: Jumaane Williams Wins Special Election in New York City
Feb 27, 2019
Jumaane D. Williams, a Democratic councilman from Brooklyn, was elected as New York City public advocate Tuesday night, notching a victory…
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Many warned a Supreme Court ruling would cripple unions. NY's remain strong
Feb 22, 2019
ALBANY – Labor leaders and top government officials in New York warned that Janus v. AFSCME, the Supreme Court case decided last June, was a…
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This is How We Get Terrible Health Care
Jan 31, 2019
Now that the presidential race has started (God help us), candidates have started discussing policies — and because the health care system…
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