Mar 2, 2022
“President Biden should be commended for elevating the need for improved nursing home care and better protections for seniors and their caregivers in his State of the Union address. Thousands of our 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East members who serve in nursing facilities across Florida have been calling for similar reforms for years.
Mar 1, 2022
Home care workers have always been essential— they provide the necessary care that allows seniors and
people with disabilities to live independently—and with dignity in their own homes. During the pandemic, 1199SEIU
home care members have been stretched to their limits more than ever before.
Mar 1, 2022
Members at ten New Jersey nursing homes just won a contract settlement with Complete Care Management, a significant victory in what
had been a major campaign throughout 2021 against the state’s largest nursing home operator.
Mar 1, 2022
The professional unit at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers, NY, voted to join 1199SEIU in a near unanimous poll on January 18, bringing 60 new members into the Union family. The new titles included Medical Technologists, Pharmacists, Case Managers and Social Workers.
Mar 1, 2022
On January 17, hundreds of 1199SEIU members at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY, held their 41st annual event to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Because of the surge in Omicron cases, the show took place over Zoom.
Mar 1, 2022
Claudette Colvin, a now retired 1199SEIU member, who courageously defied the segregated bus laws in Alabama during the Jim Crow era, has finally been cleared of wrongdoing some 65 years later.
Mar 1, 2022
As proud 1199SEIU members, we all know coming together to bargain collectively gives us the best chance of negotiating strong contracts for ourselves – including the pay and benefits we deserve.
Feb 28, 2022
St. Louis, MO – This month, unionized healthcare workers at one of the largest Catholic Health systems in the United States voted unanimously to authorize a one-day strike. Ascension Living at Our Lady of Peace caregivers in Lewiston, NY are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and have been working without a contract since December 31, 2021 when their 16-month contract expired.
Feb 26, 2022
For months now, President Biden has been facing negative headlines, calling him out for failing to enact his ground-breaking legislative agenda. But with Democrat Chuck Schumer leading the Senate majority, why are the progressive bills getting stuck there? What gives?
