Contract talks for nearly 4,000 unionized workers at 27 different nursing homes in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, and Niagara Counties Began Late February As Workers Around Region Begin Strike Votes Next Week
While the billionaires try to plunder the social safety net, the Trump administration is working hard to convince working people their economic problems are caused by immigrants.
1199 members protest threats to allow ICE enforcement agents inside treatment and clinical areas.
Republican members are joining the fight against Medicaid cuts, as the Union mobilizes to protect the rights of working people.
Workers at 11 different primary care locations who work for Optum Health Care in the Hudson Valley, NY (formerly known as Crystal Run Healthcare) voted overwhelmingly to join 1199 on February 25.
Members in New York’s Hudson Valley ratified a contract with Columbia Memorial Hospital in early February which will include a 22.25 percent across the-board raise for more than 750 union members over the four years of the contract.
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.