Mar 10, 2021
It's time to honor heroes with action! 1199 members have launched the Healthcare Hero Bill of Rights to highlight and underscore the…
Mar 4, 2021
New Yorkers! Help save our safety net! Make the call today and help protect our vulnerable communities. Click the link below, call these…
Mar 4, 2021
New Yorkers! Help save our safety net! Make the call today and help protect our vulnerable communities. Click the link below, call these…

Mar 3, 2021
“Reports that the State Department of Health is planning to dramatically cut health care services in one of the hardest hit areas of New…

Mar 2, 2021
On Friday, February 19th we welcomed nearly 6,000 Personal Assistants (PAs) at Concepts of Independence into the 1199SEIU family -- the…

Feb 24, 2021
In January, after 50 years at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, Clinical Laboratory Scientist Fritz Joseph hung up his lab coat…

Feb 23, 2021
For Jesse Aguirre, a transport messenger at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Queens, NY, COVID-19 work became personal in April, when the…

Feb 22, 2021
Frustrated 1199ers at four New York City clinics run by Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) held informational pickets Jan. 7 to…

Feb 19, 2021
Maya Wiley’s week may not have started well, just missing the threshold to qualify for public funds, but it’s ending with a bang: the…

Feb 19, 2021
The endorsement by Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union is a major win for Ms. Wiley. The union was a key early supporter…