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1199SEIU to file NLRB charges over anti-union tactics; efforts to suppress majority women of color workforce at Upham's Corner Health Center
Elected officials to hold press conference to call on the NYS Department of Health to urgently use its power to appoint a temporary receiver at Cold Spring Hills to safeguard resident care and protect workers’ healthcare benefits.
“Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East deeply mourn for the victims and families of the latest race-based murders carried out in Jacksonville. We are a caregiver union of all colors, and we deplore cowardly acts such as these made in the name of “white supremacy” or any alias for hate.
After being in place for the past two years, the collective bargaining agreement covering more than 1,800 service workers at Strong Memorial Hospital and University of Rochester is set to expire Saturday, September 9, 2023.
Cold Spring Hills Nursing Home Workers To Hold Vigil At NYS Department of Health in Central Islip
Every month, a coalition of hospital and nursing home workers meet to address issues impacting healthcare and our community. The most recent topic discussed in the July meeting was Florida’s new abortion ban law.
County and state elected officials, labor union leaders and community members will join the picket line to support nursing home workers, members of 1199SEIU, who work as certified nursing assistants, nurses, housekeepers, dietary aides, recreation aides, and other titles.
Caregivers at The Pines at Poughkeepsie are picketing to call on their employer to agree to a fair contract that will enhance jobs and improve staffing at the nursing home
After months of contract negotiations members of 1199SEIU Florida have won a favorable new contract with HCA.