Senator Sean Ryan and Assemblymember William Conrad joined workers calling for fair settlement from the employer and adequate Medicaid reimbursements from the state.
Caregivers are fighting for competitive wages from non-profit nursing home to recruit and retain more permanent staff to care for residents.
1199SEIU Delivered 10-Day Notice To Schofield Residence Administrators Last Week To Hold Informational Picket Outside Kenmore Facility
After months of protracted bargaining, healthcare workers at Nathan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home, members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, ratified a new contract agreement.
99% of voting members authorize a strike lasting up to 2 days. Unions and management set to resume negotiations on November 28 as labor tensions escalate, URMC has an uptick in workers seeking union rights.
Negotiations end abruptly today as NYS Senator Brouk urges leaders to avoid strike.
National Apprenticeship Week Highlights Critical Need
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East released the following statement in response to today’s decision by the Board of Trustees of One Brooklyn Health (OBH) to appoint an Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO):
1199SEIU supports the passage of An Act to improve quality and oversight of long-term care in the House
Contract covering 1,800+ union workers expired last month escalating labor tensions at sixth largest employer in the state.