Press Center and Media Advisories
Aug 7, 2017
As groups representing millions of New York consumers, providers, health plans, employers and frontline health care and human services…
Jul 25, 2017
“Senate Republicans have elected to go forward with a procedural vote on legislation to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. Under any of the…
Jul 6, 2017
We are shocked by the senseless and horrific shooting that occurred at Bronx Lebanon Hospital on Friday. The mass shooting took the life of…
Jun 5, 2017
“The health care plan proposed by the extreme right-wing will wreak havoc on our health care system by cutting hundreds of billions of…
Jun 1, 2017
"The Trump administration, backed by dirty fuel CEOs, is to abandon the US pledges under the Paris Agreement, which was a vital step towards…
May 26, 2017
On Monday, 1199SEIU members at Brooks Memorial Hospital ratified a new collective bargaining agreement that will increase wages, provide…
WEEKLY CLIPS
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…
May 30, 2018
(Update, May 30) – Anthony L. Jordan Health Center employees, represented by 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, have announced…
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…
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…
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…
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…
