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Mar 7, 2019
1199 members begin six month training program to develop skills
Mar 7, 2019
1199 Massachusetts Executive Board share political action program and 2019-2020 legislative agenda with newly elected officials.
Mar 5, 2019
New York, NY- Hundreds of workers, members of 1199SEIU, braved the cold and came out at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital to send a clear…
Feb 28, 2019
People With Disabilities Caucus Meeting
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Feb 27, 2019
This week, a 45-year-old immigrant in the U.S. illegally died in Border Patrol custody. His death follows the December deaths of 7-year-old…
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Feb 27, 2019
Jumaane D. Williams, a Democratic councilman from Brooklyn, was elected as New York City public advocate Tuesday night, notching a victory…
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Feb 25, 2019
1199SEIU and the National Benefit Fund are again making available a free tax prep program for members, so they can pay only the taxes they…
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Feb 25, 2019
Over the last several years, Western New York has seen a marked increase in the number of for-profit nursing homes owned by out-of-town…
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Feb 22, 2019
ALBANY – Labor leaders and top government officials in New York warned that Janus v. AFSCME, the Supreme Court case decided last June, was a…
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Feb 21, 2019
Brenda Anderson has worked as an LPN in Buffalo nursing homes for 25 years, and for most of them she’s been a union delegate.

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