Apr 8, 2022
“It’s dangerous, sad and short-sighted that HB 1239, which drastically cuts staffing and care standards in Florida nursing homes, has been signed into law. This bill, written by the for-profit nursing home industry, puts our most vulnerable and elderly senior citizens at even great risk.
Apr 7, 2022
“This budget makes significant investments to protect the wellbeing of New Yorkers, notably a meaningful pay raise for frontline homecare workers and increased funding for safety net hospitals. These priorities are necessary to strengthening a healthcare system and caregiver workforce that has been stretched to its limit in recent years. We applaud and congratulate Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and Governor Hochul for their leadership in passing a budget that directly challenges New York’s health inequities by investing in care for our state’s most vulnerable people.”
Apr 7, 2022
“The healthcare workers of 1199SEIU celebrate today’s historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court. Judge Jackson is an exceptionally qualified jurist with a lifelong record of defending constitutional principles and upholding the rights of all people.
Apr 4, 2022
Lewiston, NY – More than 150 nursing home workers at Ascension Living at Our Lady of Peace in Lewiston are celebrating a huge victory against a subsidiary of the nation’s largest Catholic Health system. Caregivers have been working without a contract since December 31, 2021 when their 16-month contract expired. The unionized healthcare workers are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.
Apr 4, 2022
“Governor Hochul, we need a boost,” says Geraldine Wright, Home Health Aide. “How are we supposed to live with this little bit of money they pay us? It doesn’t meet our needs. It’s not enough! We can’t meet the obligations for ourselves because we don’t have the funds to do it. It’s not about living in luxury, we just want to live comfortably and not paycheck to paycheck. I get out every day because I want to help my clients – and they need us because they can’t do for themselves. We must be able to help where needed, but we need more money to do that,” says Wright.
Apr 1, 2022
Virtual press conference in response to new nursing home reforms
Mar 30, 2022
Caregivers postpone strike as management returns to the bargaining table.
Mar 24, 2022
Damian Rivera, a union delegate (shop steward) and CNA at Complete Care at Marcella Center in Burlington Twp., was fired the day after he and his co-workers attempted to bring health and safety concerns to management.
Mar 22, 2022
Probationary Caregivers At Local Facility Written Up By St. Louis Based Ascension Living, 1199SEIU Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Today
