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New York, NY - 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement:
As we continue to learn the specifics of the coronavirus, it is imperative that we serve as advocates for protecting the health of our patients, families, and communities.
New York, NY - 1199SEIU President George Gresham today released the following statement regarding calls to close New York City's schools in response to COVID-19:
Protecting Health Care Workers And Patients, Hospital Edition
Sung to the tune of "Solidarity Forever" by Pete Seeger
You can take the same steps to protect yourself from COVID-19 as you would to protect yourself against colds and the flu:
ALBANY ― Assembly Democrats have a five-year, $450 million plan to combat the state’s homeless crisis — and local governments would decide how the money is spent.
ALBANY – As Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo leads the state’s coronavirus response, state legislators are scrambling behind-the-scenes at the Capitol to curb potential fallout from the illness on businesses, elections and schools.
A new coronavirus, COVID-19, has been identified as the cause of a cluster of severe pneumonia cases that emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December 2019.
From its inception, the leftwing founders of 1199 allied themselves with the struggle of African Americans for social and economic equality. The founding pharmacy workers, most of whom were Jewish, were themselves victims of discrimination. Due in part to the anti-Semitic quota system in medical schools, many Jews settled for the pharmacy profession.