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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.…
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Silent Vigils Urging Hazard Pay For Frontline Healthcare Workers Will Be Held at Westchester Medical Center Health Network Hospitals Throughout The Hudson Valley
May 14, 2020
WHAT: After several meetings and thousands of petition signatures were presented to Westchester Medical Center administrators, the…
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Consulate Nursing Home Named In OSHA, AHCA Complaints For Putting Patients, Caregivers At “High-Risk” Of Covid-19 Infection
May 12, 2020
FORT MYERS---Florida’s largest healthcare union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, has filed official complaints with federal and…
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Sun Sentinel Op-ed by RN Pat Diaz: Immigrant health care workers are on front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. More needed for the fight. Opinion by Pat Diaz
May 8, 2020
I am an orthopedic surgical nurse at University Hospital and Medical Center in Tamarac, FL, and simply doing my job could be fatal. It’s not…
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Florida’s Largest Healthcare Union 1199SEIU Facilitates Donation of 20,000 KN95 Masks to Help Protect Long-Term Care Workers on the Frontlines of COVID-19
May 2, 2020
Miramar—In the midst of a widespread shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), the state’s largest healthcare union has facilitated a…
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