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Florida’s Largest Healthcare Union 1199SEIU Calls on Governor to Implement Support for Frontline Caregivers
Mar 26, 2020
Miramar, FL - The following open letter from Dale Ewart, Acting Executive Vice President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, was…
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Statement on Coronavirus & PPE shortages for Florida Healthcare Workers from 1199SEIU Acting EVP Dale Ewart
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…
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1199 Pres. Gresham: As Critical Processes Move to Help Secure Care for Kids of Essential Workers, NYC Schools Should Close to Protect Public Health
Mar 15, 2020
New York, NY - 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement:
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1199 Pres. Gresham: Closing NYC’s Schools with No Care Plan for Children Would Place a Dire Strain on NYC’s Healthcare Infrastructure
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…
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HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT BANKRUPT DELMAR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES ANNOUNCE TENTATIVE CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH PROSPECTIVE NEW OWNERS
Feb 12, 2020
Background: In December, when The Lutheran Care Network (TLCN), owners of Good Samaritan & Kenwood Manor in Delmar filed for bankruptcy,…
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Families Of Residents Living At Bankrupt Delmar Long-Term Care Facilities, And Healthcare Workers, Announce Town Hall Meeting
Feb 7, 2020
Albany, NY It’s been three weeks since the healthcare workers at Good Samaritan Nursing Home and Kenwood Manor in Delmar, NY (members of…

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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