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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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May 9, 2024
Nurse members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East joined a large contingent of union members, staff and family at a recent rally in…
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May 9, 2024
As critical frontline caregivers, 1199SEIU Florida nurses have joined our union’s demands that Steward Health Care provide answers and…
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May 6, 2024
Healthcare Workers Union Celebrates the Hard Work and Dedication of Area Nurses with a Fun-Filled Evening of Socializing & Shopping
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May 6, 2024
Steward Healthcare’s declaration of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and its impact on the numerous communities currently served by the Steward-owned…
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May 2, 2024
As a union of healthcare workers, many thousands of whom belong to the Haitian diaspora, we are appalled by the crisis gripping the country.…
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May 2, 2024
Professional Home Care Workers Unique Group Among Growing Local and National Trend To Join A Union Will Begin Negotiations For Their First…
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May 2, 2024
Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East showed up in force at a recent rally in support of the Amendment 4 ballot initiative to…
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May 1, 2024
‘Healthcare Heroes’ Demand a Greater Voice in Patient Care
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Apr 29, 2024
Healthcare Workers and union members from across Western New York get out the vote in support of former Occupational Therapist, Tim Kennedy…
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Apr 24, 2024
The caregivers of 1199SEIU express our heartfelt condolences to the family of Congressman Donald Payne, Jr., who led a life serving New…
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Apr 23, 2024
“The Florida members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East applaud and appreciate the Biden-Harris Administration’s new national…
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Apr 22, 2024
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East has announced its endorsement of Rep. Andy Kim for US Senate.
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Apr 19, 2024
The final budget agreement represents a significant improvement from Governor Hochul’sinitial proposal—which contained over $1 billion in…
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Apr 18, 2024
Driven by their commitment to providing quality care for their patients, workers at two Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (“PPGNY”)…
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Apr 18, 2024
Learn more about 1199SEIU's 2024 legislative victories for Maryland.
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Apr 16, 2024
More than 100 long-term care workers from across Florida gathered in Orlando recently to accomplish one goal – prepare for contract…
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Apr 12, 2024
Jennifer Parker, a longtime and active 1199SEIU Florida member-leader recently authored an editorial published in The Orlando Sentinel that…
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Apr 11, 2024
Governor’s Budget Cuts Would Deepen NY's Homecare Worker Shortage and Force Disabled Children & Seniors Out of their Homes and into…
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Apr 10, 2024
The Home Care Savings & Reinvestment Act introduced in Albany this year is designed to stop profit-driven insurance companies from ripping…