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Nuvance Healthcare Workers, Members of 1199SEIU, To Lead Car Caravan in The Hudson Valley & Western CT: Is Nuvance Bad For The Health of Our Community?
Nuvance Healthcare Workers, Members of 1199SEIU, To Lead Car Caravan in The Hudson Valley & Western CT: Is Nuvance Bad For The Health of Our Community? “It’s time that Hudson Valley residents who count on out-of state Nuvance Health—and hospital and community leaders who have the best interests of community health in mind, know what’s really happening. We are pulling back the opaque curtain and letting some light in.” Angela Lane, Vice President, 1199SEIU
CWA, 1199SEIU to Hold Informational Picket Calling on Kaleida Health to Provide Fair Contract that Supports Workers, Addresses Critical Understaffing
CWA, 1199SEIU to Hold Informational Picket Calling on Kaleida Health to Provide Fair Contract that Supports Workers, Addresses Critical Understaffing
1199 members have access to Tickets at Work
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East has access to TicketsatWork, the leading Employee Perks & Discount program in the Nation!
CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER NURSES VOTE OVERWHELMINGLY TO JOIN 1199SEIU IN NJ’S LARGEST HEALTHCARE UNIONIZATION SINCE PANDEMIC
Over 500 registered nurses unite to win a collective voice to improve patient care and working conditions.
Statement From Florida Caregiver Kenzi Stewart On Florida Governor’s Interference In Medical Decisions Between Doctors, Parents, Transgender Youth
Statement From Florida Caregiver Kenzi Stewart On Florida Governor’s Interference In Medical Decisions Between Doctors, Parents, Transgender Youth
Kaleida Health Union Workers Deliver 10-day Notice to Hospital for Informational Picket Calling Attention to Deteriorating Conditions for Staff, Patients
Kaleida Health Union Workers Deliver 10-day Notice to Hospital for Informational Picket Calling Attention to Deteriorating Conditions for Staff, Patients
CWA, 1199SEIU Unions Will Not Extend Current Healthcare Worker Contract After July 31 Deadline
Buffalo, NY – Kaleida healthcare workers represented by CWA and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East announced Friday they will not be extending their contract past the Sunday, July 31st deadline following two previous extensions. Citing the strong progress that has been made in the last four months of bargaining, committee members instead plan to meet five days a week with Kaleida representatives beginning Monday, August 1, to reach a fair contract for workers as soon as possible.
Long Term Caregivers
Caregivers at Corning Center To Hold Informational Picket on 7/13 In Solidarity with Long-Term Care One-Day Strikes in Western NY
WHY: More than 100 nursing home workers at Corning Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing in Corning will hold an informational picket on Wednesday, July 13th from 1:00pm-4:00pm in demand for better wages. Long-term caregivers have been working without a union contract since May 31st following a one-month extension of their 18-month contract. Healthcare workers are represented by 1199SEIU, United Healthcare Workers East, the largest healthcare union in the country.
Three of Twelve Long Term Care Facilities Agree to $15 an hour Wage Minimum, While Caregivers at 9 Nursing Homes To Hold One-Day Strikes On 7/12 & 7/13 In Demand For Fair Wages
WHY: More than 1,000 long term caregivers at now 9 for-profit nursing homes across Western New York whose union contracts expired will hold one-day strikes in demand for fair wages. Caregivers represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East are asking for a $15 minimum wage for service workers, higher start rates for new employees, and standardized wage scales based on experience. Caregivers say wage improvements within all four ownership groups (covering 9 facilities) are needed to retain experienced workers to care for residents, but also to recruit new workers to help with critically understaffed facilities.