Press Center and Media Advisories

Nov 30, 2023
Unions Representing Patient Caregivers and Service Workers at URMC Issue 10-Day Notice For Strike At Largest Private Sector Employer in…

Nov 30, 2023
Senator Sean Ryan and Assemblymember William Conrad joined workers calling for fair settlement from the employer and adequate Medicaid…

Nov 29, 2023
Caregivers are fighting for competitive wages from non-profit nursing home to recruit and retain more permanent staff to care for residents.

Nov 27, 2023
1199SEIU Delivered 10-Day Notice To Schofield Residence Administrators Last Week To Hold Informational Picket Outside Kenmore Facility

Nov 22, 2023
After months of protracted bargaining, healthcare workers at Nathan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home, members of 1199SEIU United…

Nov 21, 2023
99% of voting members authorize a strike lasting up to 2 days. Unions and management set to resume negotiations on November 28 as labor…
WEEKLY CLIPS

Nov 17, 2021
Every day of the last two years, nursing home heroes have put their personal fears about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic aside and gone to…

Mar 18, 2021
CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — Thousands of healthcare workers will call on the governor and state lawmakers to pass real nursing home reform.

Feb 19, 2021
Maya Wiley’s week may not have started well, just missing the threshold to qualify for public funds, but it’s ending with a bang: the…

Feb 19, 2021
The endorsement by Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union is a major win for Ms. Wiley. The union was a key early supporter…

Jan 13, 2021
We are less than two weeks into 2021, and our nation is at a dangerous crossroads. The road behind us is littered with violent acts of…

Dec 23, 2020
Soy un trabajador de la salud de primera línea y he visto los terribles efectos de esta pandemia de cerca, todos los días, durante nueve…