On February 17, in the driving rain on a dark night, 1199SEIU members held a candlelight vigil in front of Westchester Medical Center/
HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston, NY. Lindsey Bradford, a Cardiac Care Monitor, said it was time to shine the light on the risks to quality care caused by short staffing. Contract negotiations, aimed at helping to retain and recruit staff were going nowhere.
As the 1199 Magazine was going to press, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she would finally lift the pause on nursing
home legislation that 1199SEIU members had fought long and hard to get signed into law last year.
The Women’s Caucus at the union pulled together an evening zoom event on March 4 to honor the strength and courage of their sisters.
Massachusetts members voted overwhelmingly to ratify new four-year contracts in February with Cape Cod Healthcare institutions, which will include a minimum of 10 percent wage growth over the life of the agreement.
Damian Rivera, an1199 Delegate and CNA at Complete Care at Marcella Center in Burlington Twp., was fired without just cause the day after he and his co-workers attempted to bring health and safety concerns to management.
Massachusetts members welcomed new home care members into their ranks, when 400 workers from 10 Elara Caring sites voted to join
1199SEIU in mid-March. These new members joined nearly 2,500 Elara members across MA and New York.
1199SEIU home care members and their community allies across New York State were celebrating a victory in early April when Governor
Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins announced that
provision for a permanent pay increase would be included in the state budget
.
In 2011, Occupy Wall Street shook up the established political order by sharply raising the question of income and wealth inequality. “We are the 99 percent!” was the battle cry, introducing the idea that an economy dominated by billionaires while most Americans are living hand-to-mouth cannot be considered a just society
Whenever 1199ers go to bat, whether it be against an employer who is testing our resolve, or to demand that our elected representatives to do what’s right for working people, we always do our homework first.
Rochester, NY - Due to unforeseen circumstances, the informational picket scheduled for Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Anthony Jordan Health Care Center has been postponed until further notice.