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The Upstate/WNY Division of 1199SEIU is the voice of healthcare employees in western, central, and northern New York State. The region includes more than 23,000 workers at 29 hospitals, 70 long-term care facilities and clinics, a home care agency, a physicians practice, and a business clerical group. Members of 1199SEIU's Upstate/WNY division work in 26 counties throughout Upstate New York, from the Adirondacks to Niagara Falls, and include registered nurses, hospital workers, professionals, nursing home workers, and home care.
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Mar 12, 2020
ALBANY ― Assembly Democrats have a five-year, $450 million plan to combat the state’s homeless crisis — and local governments would decide…
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Mar 11, 2020
ALBANY – As Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo leads the state’s coronavirus response, state legislators are scrambling behind-the-scenes at the Capitol…
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Mar 5, 2020
A new coronavirus, COVID-19, has been identified as the cause of a cluster of severe pneumonia cases that emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province,…
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Feb 27, 2020
From its inception, the leftwing founders of 1199 allied themselves with the struggle of African Americans for social and economic equality.…
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Feb 27, 2020
Delegates are 1199’s backbone. Without a force of specially trained, dedicated members in 1199-represented institutions, the union would not…
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Feb 27, 2020
As Puerto Rico recovers from a swarm of earthquakes that have crippled the island as it just beginning to recover from the devastation of…
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Feb 27, 2020
When Lauren Malic was a little girl growing up in New Orleans, her dream was to become a nurse. Years later, she never lost sight of her…
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Feb 27, 2020
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 27, 2020
Every day, local and national news outlets churn out stories about guns and gun violence across America. From big cities like Chicago and…
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Feb 27, 2020
In dire straits due to their financial mismanagement, for years The Lutheran Care Network (TLCN) operated their Delmar, NY facilities, Good…
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Feb 27, 2020
For many of us, it may seem that Medicaid has been a constant part of American society—providing a much-needed healthcare safety net for…
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Feb 26, 2020
The 2020 Census is fast approaching, and I can’t overstate the importance of your participation.
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Feb 26, 2020
Members at Baltimore’s St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation and Nursing Center ratified a strong contract in the summer of 2019, and they attribute…
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Feb 26, 2020
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is considered 1199SEIU’s North Star. And 1199ers have been celebrating the life of the man who called 1199 “my…
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Feb 26, 2020
Months after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, residents in hard hit areas are still struggling to recover. Many were touched by this…
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Feb 26, 2020
Unlike most countries—Canada, France, Japan, and Mexico, for example—where election campaigns only last a few weeks, our country’s campaigns…
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Feb 26, 2020
Florida CNA Catherine Jefferson buried her murdered son in December. New York Capital Region CNA Taneisha Addison is petrified of losing the…
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Feb 25, 2020
Dozens of 1199SEIU Florida members recently turned Tallahassee purple for Senior Day, one of the most important public events this…
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Feb 19, 2020
Bill Pigford came of age in Laurel, Mississippi, in the early 1960s at the height of the Civil Rights Movement led by Dr Martin Luther…