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1199SEIU and Airbnb have partnered to provide temporary alternative housing for our members who are on the front line and caring for COVID-19 patients. We’ve created a program so that you can book free temporary alternative housing during this crisis without any cost to you!
We demand that all 1199SEIU members will be paid during a quarantine period without using sick leave or PTO, regardless of the size of employer.
10 healthcare workers in New York tell The Telegraph what is happening at the US outbreak epicentre
New York, NY - In light of the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare facilities nationwide, 1199SEIU President George Gresham has released the following statement demanding that the Trump Administration step up to protect all healthcare workers, regardless of job title:
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1199SEIU is committed to making sure that you are informed, safe, and properly compensated as we respond to COVID-19. This document will be continually updated to keep you informed.
1199SEIU is committed to making sure that you are informed, safe, and properly compensated as we respond to COVID-19. This document will be continually updated to keep you informed.
Frontline healthcare workers are doing everything they can to keep patients, communities and themselves alive during this crisis. But too many don’t have the personal protective equipment (PPE), the medical equipment, or the tests they need. The administration must immediately invoke the Defense Production Act to manufacture much needed equipment, and release PPE from the Strategic Defense Stockpile. Essential workers lives’ are on the line! #GetMePPE
Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn has turned into a coronavirus “war zone,” where at least 20 patients have died of the illness and 178 others are hospitalized — 100 of whom have tested positive with the rest awaiting test results, according to a report.