1199 Licensed Creative Arts Therapists joined a coalition of their fellow practitioners, educators and advocates in Albany on March 10, to lobby New York State lawmakers on their patient’s behalf.
The New Jersey nurses who formed a union with 1199 at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville voted to ratify their first contract in mid-February. They were the first group of RNs to successfully negotiate a contract in the Garden State in nearly a decade.
1199SEIU today announced their endorsements for the 2025 New York City elections, including Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for Mayor of New York, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine for Comptroller, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, as well as endorsements for District Attorneys, Borough Presidents, and City Council members.
Experienced members at North Shore Medical Center in North Miami, retained their benefits and are now enjoying significant pay increases even though the facility transitioned to new ownership under Healthcare Systems of America (HSA), an affiliate of American Healthcare Systems.
On March 7, 1199ers in Washington, D.C. lobbied at their city council for legislation that will help D.C. meet its growing need for homecare workers in the coming decades.
JJ Velazquez describes the long and winding road from wrongful incarceration to the Oscars.
1199SEIU joined with other unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers across New York State in urging Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature to quickly pass the New York for All Act and protect immigrant communities from the Trump Administration’s brutal deportation machine.
As the home of Broadway and the setting for umpteen movies and television series, New York City employs tens of thousands of people in the performing arts and entertainment industries. When they reach the end of their careers and need some extra help with the activities of daily living, 1199 members are there to look after them.
1199ers from every region are speaking truth to power about the real world consequences of deep cuts to Medicaid.
Working people are facing ever more drastic restrictions on their ability to access both abortion and gender-affirming care.