New Study Outlines Path to Safeguard Quality Patient Care and Healthcare Jobs in Lynn

On October 26 and 27, 1199 members at Nuvance / Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, and Nuvance/Putnam Hospital in Carmel, NY, voted overwhelmingly to ratify their one-year contracts after a long, hard fight with the new owners, Nuvance Health.

The holiday season is upon us. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Eid Al-Fitr, or none of the above, this time of the year is a season of giving, of peace and love.

The willingness to stand up for ourselves and our co-workers up to and including withholding our labor when necessary–no matter how long our odds of winning seem to be–is the hallmark of 1199SEIU membership and has been from the very beginning.

Getzville, NY – More than 200 nursing home workers at Weinberg Campus in Getzville are celebrating a big victory this holiday season instead of picketing. Workers were able to reach a two-year agreement with Weinberg Campus late last Monday, December 13 narrowly avoiding an informational picket that was scheduled for Wednesday, December 15. Instead of picketing, workers held a ratification vote to review details of the agreement and to cast their ballots to overwhelmingly ratify the two-year deal that includes significant wage increases with a new wage scale for experience, improved pension contributions, higher starting rates, additional paid Juneteenth holiday, and more. Caregivers are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.

Consulate Health Care workers have many reasons to cheer after ratifying a new contract. Thanks to a strong and unified bargaining team, Consulate workers will receive annual pay raises, higher minimum starting rates, hazard pay, an eight-hour workday and successorship language to protect them if their facility is sold.

Now It’s the Senate’s Turn to Pass Build Back Better! Last month we traveled to DC to call on the House to pass Build Back Better. Now it’s the Senate’s turn.

Last month we traveled to DC to call on the House to pass Build Back Better. Now it’s the Senate’s turn.

Kenmore, NY – More than 80 healthcare workers at Schofield Residence in Kenmore are celebrating a big contract victory this holiday season! Caregivers secured a 2-year union contract with their employer that includes increased wages, increased start rates for newly hired caregivers, wage scales based on seniority, and increased pension contributions. Workers are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.

Getzville, NY – Dozens of nursing home workers at Weinberg Campus in Getzville held a “march on the boss” last week to notify their employer that they will picket the facility on Wednesday, December 15 to demand resolution to short staffing issues that have plagued the facility since 2017. Caregivers are working critically short-staffed and without a union contract while the sale of their nursing home to Elderwood remains pending since 2017[1]. Their 1-year contract extension expired October 31, 2021. The 200 Nursing Home Workers are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.