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Healthcare Workers Condemn the Paris Exit
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…
1199SEIU Healthcare Workers at Brooks Memorial Hospital Ratify New Union Contract
May 26, 2017
On Monday, 1199SEIU members at Brooks Memorial Hospital ratified a new collective bargaining agreement that will increase wages, provide…
2,000 Healthcare Workers Will Travel to Washington, DC for People’s Climate March
Apr 26, 2017
New York, NY- The early morning of Saturday, April 29th will see a beehive of activity in 10 locations as healthcare workers from throughout…
Nation’s Largest Union of Healthcare Workers is Proud to Help Sponsor Bus for Indigenous Environmental Network to Attend Historic Climate March
Apr 25, 2017
New York, NY- As people from around the country make plans for a massive, historic Climate March on April 29, 1199SEIU is both proud and…
STANDING UP FOR MILLIONS OF NEW YORKERS SET TO LOSE COVERAGE UNDER AHCA, COALITION SENDS LETTER TO NY CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION DEMANDING REJECTION OF THE BILL
Apr 21, 2017
New York, NY – A coalition of more than two dozen non-profit organizations, labor unions and advocacy groups today sent a joint letter to…
Statement Regarding Gov. Cuomo's, Assemblyman Heastie's And Senator Klein's Successful Effort To Ensure Tuition-free College For Middle and Lower-income New Yorkers
Apr 12, 2017
"The healthcare workers of 1199SEIU thank Governor Cuomo, Assemblyman Heastie, and Senator Klein for their successful effort to ensure…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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Florida coronavirus: 52 hospitals max out ICU capacity as cases increase
Jul 10, 2020
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A total of 52 Florida hospitals had no available intensive care unit beds on Friday – including six facilities in…
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Labor demands police reform — and in the process, confronts its troubled past
Jun 14, 2020
All it took to awaken our nation to the racism that has been the bedrock of law enforcement since slavery was a once-in-a-century pandemic…
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Healthcare workers on Staten Island take knee in solidarity with victims of police brutality
Jun 11, 2020
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) workers in Ocean Breeze on Thursday took a knee inside the entrance of the…
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As demonstrations for equal justice take new forms, some results start to emerge
Jun 11, 2020
As protests near the end of another week, the quest for equal justice is taking on new forms — and getting some results.
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Health care workers protest in support of Black Lives Matter movement
Jun 11, 2020
Health care workers joined together Thursday to stand with the Black Lives Matter movement and speak out against racism.
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Kaleida Health facilities take part in silent Vigil for Black Lives
Jun 11, 2020
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Some members of the healthcare community in Western New York came together today to stand up for victims of racial…
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