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Reliance on Agency Workers & Lack of Competitive Wages Will Push Nursing Home Workers To Picket Wednesday in Kenmore
Nov 27, 2023
1199SEIU Delivered 10-Day Notice To Schofield Residence Administrators Last Week To Hold Informational Picket Outside Kenmore Facility
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Healthcare Worker Strike Averted! Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Overwhelmingly Vote To Ratify Contract
Nov 22, 2023
After months of protracted bargaining, healthcare workers at Nathan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home, members of 1199SEIU United…
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In Near Unanimous Vote, Patient Caregivers and Service Workers at URMC Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike In Demand For Living Wages, Improved Staffing, And Quality Benefits To Help Recruit & Retain Staff From Largest Private Sector Employer in Upstate
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…
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Patient Caregivers & Student Service Workers Hold Strike Authorization Vote Tuesday As Labor Tensions Escalate With Largest Private Sector Employer in State, URMC In Demand For Living Wages, Improved Staffing, And Quality Benefits To Lift Some Low Wage Earners Out of Poverty
Nov 20, 2023
Negotiations end abruptly today as NYS Senator Brouk urges leaders to avoid strike.
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1199SEIU Caregivers, Lawmakers including Chuck Schumer & Employers Call Attention to Worker Shortages in Healthcare
Nov 20, 2023
National Apprenticeship Week Highlights Critical Need
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1199SEIU on One Brooklyn Health’s CEO Announcement
Nov 20, 2023
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East released the following statement in response to today’s decision by the Board of Trustees of One…

WEEKLY CLIPS

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Union Petitions NYU Langone to Guarantee Benefits
May 23, 2018
Members of 1199SEIU crowded into the reception area of NYU Langone Health's executive offices Tuesday to deliver a petition demanding that…
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Columbia University an Anti-Union Institution
May 9, 2018
New York, NY – Columbia University continues its attack on unions and on April 24th its teaching and research assistants went on strike. The…
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8 Bold Thoughts on the Future of Healthcare
May 9, 2018
From Amazon (AMZN - Get Report) to Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A - Get Report) (BRK.B - Get Report) to Cigna (CI - Get Report) there are some…
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A.M. Roundup: Cuomo Calls For Nixon to Release Tax Returns
May 4, 2018
Bickering over the release of tax returns happens outside of the White House, it seems. Once again, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for his primary…
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Do NJ Nursing Homes Have Enough Staff? Union Wants a Minimum
May 3, 2018
The union representing certified nursing assistants in the Garden State is calling for minimum standards to be set for CNA-to-resident…
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Kaleida Fights Rejection of Buffalo Public Schools Nursing Contract
May 3, 2018
The health system says it will fight to keep its 13-year contract with the schools intact, despite a rejection of the bid by schools…
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