From nurse degree programs and continuing education courses to citizenship classes, the 1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund has a variety of programs and resources to help UHealth Tower staff reach their educational goals.
Let’s not forget that 1199 is part of a larger labor movement. Worker wins in any industry benefit us all.
In a groundbreaking settlement, the 58,000 Personal Care Attendants (PCA) in Massachusetts who are paid directly by the state government to work in home care, have ratified a new three-year contract that creates a pathway to earning $25 per hour.
As Rite Aid begins closing stores in New York City and New Jersey amid reports that it is planning to file for bankruptcy, 1199 has been holding regular meetings with members to help ease their path into new jobs in healthcare.
Lockport Memorial Hospital is due to open in mid-October. The new hospital will serve a community of 80,000 people. Management has agreed to employ all the Union employees from Eastern Niagara.
On September 4, members from Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse came together in marches across New York State in honor of Labor Day.
The New York cohort of members who took part in the Union-led Member Leadership Development Program identified a need to address the ongoing effects of stress that many healthcare professionals are still experiencing as a result of the pandemic.
On September 26, members took part in the annual Brides’ March in Upper Manhattan in honor of Gladys Richart.
Lilieth Clacken, an 1199 home care member for eight years with the Region Care and All Metro agencies, traveled to the nation’s capital to advocate for her fellow members at the U.S. Department of Labor.
1199 Retirees traveled to Saratoga Springs, NY to attend the statewide Senior Action Council Convention.