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In early June, New York Presbyterian Hospital announced plans to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for all staff. In response, 199SEIU President George Gresham released the following statement: “We are not in agreement with a mandate of the COVID-19 vaccine. Read More

During his 18- year tenure as 1199 president, Dennis Rivera was hailed as one of the most powerful New Yorkers and labor leader in the nation. Rivera always noted that his power was derived from a committed, united and active membership. Read More

Stand with nurses.Tell Charles Regional Medical Center to commit to safe staffing. Read More

In May 2021, over 100 1199SEIU homecare members gathered at NYC City Hall. We thanked Senator Chuck Schuler for helping to secure $400 billion towards home care as part of the American Jobs Plan. The American Jobs Plan calls to allocate money to raise pay, improve benefits and workplace protections, and make it easier for workers to bargain collectively. Read More

1199ers will be among the tens of thousands of celebrants of LGBTQ Pride Month this month. They understand that queer liberation is an important labor issue. Read More

New York, NY – 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement regarding New York Presbyterian Hospital’s announcement of plans to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for its staff: Read More

Lockport, NY – Nearly 200 Healthcare workers at Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport have unanimously voted to ratify a new 2- year agreement with their employer this week. The caregivers are represented by 1199SEIU, United Healthcare Workers East. Read More

While fewer children have been sick with COVID-19 compared with adults, children can become infected, can get sick, and spread the virus to others. As we move into summer, we need to think about how we keep our children and ourselves safe Read More

We are proud to welcome nearly 90 new members who work in the Schervier Pavilion nursing home at the St Anthony’s Community Hospital in Warwick, New York, into the 1199SEIU family. Read More

New York (June 7, 2021) – 1199SEIU, the largest healthcare union in the country, announced today that it is launching a $1.2 million television ad buy in support of Maya Wiley to be the next Mayor of New York City. Read More

President Biden’s Center for Disease Control announced recently that everyone 12 years and older is now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. This is great news for families with children and will help keep loved ones safe as we begin to spend more time with friends and family. Read More

Short-staffed rural facility recently acquired by Ed Farbenblum, majority owner of McGuire Group and owner of RCA Healthcare Management, LLC, left negotiations after refusing to pay beleaguered caregivers an additional $0.35. Read More

Party with a Purpose: Maya Wiley for Mayor Read More

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Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that most people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can stop using masks and social distancing for most indoor and outdoor activities regardless of gathering size. This is a major milestone in the ght against Covid-19 and an opportunity for the fully vaccinated to begin returning to pre-pandemic life. You are fully vaccinated two weeks after your second Pzer or Moderna vaccine or two weeks after the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Read More

It’s roughly one year after the COVID-19 pandemic peaked in New York and the state continues to make good progress vaccinating all New Yorkers, particularly health care workers. Nursing home workers are getting it done! Currently, 87% of nursing home residents and 58% of staff are fully vaccinated. Read More

In February 1199ers at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) ratified a contract with historic gains that included significant wage increases, improved base rates and shift differentials, a $400 COVID-19 bonus, and preservation of the 1199SEIU Training and Employment Fund. Workers also placed introducing an official Juneteenth holiday on the docket for the next contract Read More

Following the victory of the progressive 1199 slate in 1987, the leadership voted to organize a forgotten sector of workers – the overwhelming female and multiethnic home healthcare workforce. Read More

Workers at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, already involved in the institution’s transition into the One Brooklyn Health System, are now also supporting the facility’s community vaccination program. Read More