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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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Oct 20, 2023
Supervisors at HCA Florida Regional Hospital had been failing to properly follow the staffing rotation and rules by regularly sending O.R.…
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Oct 20, 2023
From nurse degree programs and continuing education courses to citizenship classes, the 1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund has a variety…
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Oct 20, 2023
Let’s not forget that 1199 is part of a larger labor movement. Worker wins in any industry benefit us all.
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Oct 20, 2023
In a groundbreaking settlement, the 58,000 Personal Care Attendants (PCA) in Massachusetts who are paid directly by the state government to…
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Oct 20, 2023
Lockport Memorial Hospital is due to open in mid-October. The new hospital will serve a community of 80,000 people. Management has agreed to…
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Oct 20, 2023
On September 4, members from Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse came together in marches across New York State in honor of Labor Day.
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Oct 20, 2023
The New York cohort of members who took part in the Union-led Member Leadership Development Program identified a need to address the ongoing…
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Oct 20, 2023
On September 26, members took part in the annual Brides’ March in Upper Manhattan in honor of Gladys Richart.
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Oct 20, 2023
Lilieth Clacken, an 1199 home care member for eight years with the Region Care and All Metro agencies, traveled to the nation’s capital to…
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Oct 20, 2023
1199 Retirees traveled to Saratoga Springs, NY to attend the statewide Senior Action Council Convention.
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Oct 18, 2023
Education is the key to a better future. Here are some of the scholarships, grants and tuition assistance programs available and how to…
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Oct 18, 2023
Members build power while enjoying each other’s cultural expression.
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Oct 18, 2023
After taking part in a national campaign with partner locals across the country, Florida 1199 members ratified a landmark contract with HCA…
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Oct 18, 2023
Just a members and retirees gear up for the 2024 election in their tossup state, thousands are celebrating a landmark contract victory.
Oct 18, 2023
Providing world-beating hospital care is not just about the healthcare that 1199 members deliver at the bedside.
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Oct 18, 2023
Union members traveled to Washington, D.C. to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King and continue the fight for racial equity in the United…
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Oct 18, 2023
1199 home care members enjoy large payouts after Union-led legal action.
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Oct 18, 2023
The Union has been working (and winning) in the southern states for decades.
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Statement of George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU, on Mayor Adams’ limiting of shelter to migrants:
Oct 13, 2023
“News that Mayor Adams plans to evict families from shelter after 60 days is deeply alarming and flies in the face of our city’s…
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Oct 12, 2023
There have been a host of victories for 1199SEIU Florida member nurses who work at UHealth Tower and Tenet Healthcare facilities, especially…