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.
Jun 11, 2020
Healthcare workers across the state joined together Thursday afternoon to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement and stand up…
Jun 11, 2020
Over 30 nursing home workers at Ridgewood Center hold a silent vigil together with a 1199SEIU healthcare worker Patricia Matthews to honor…
Jun 11, 2020
Healthcare workers with Kaleida Health gathered for a moment of silence in the parking lot across from Oishei Children’s Hospital Thursday,…
Jun 11, 2020
HUDSON — Health care workers took a moment Thursday to take a knee outside Columbia Memorial Hospital to protest the killing of George Floyd…
Jun 10, 2020
Mount Sinai 1199 members, along with thousands of others across the union, have sacrificed and risked their lives while working on the…
Jun 10, 2020
Hello Sisters and Brothers! We are moving to a new Union headquarters on June 29th, 2020. Our new address will be 498 7th Ave., New York,…
Jun 9, 2020
OMH Emotional Support Helpline: 1-844-863-9314 The Emotional Support Line provides free and confidential support, helping callers…
Jun 9, 2020
1199SEIU is endorsing the following candidates in upcoming Special and Primary Elections to be held on June 23.
Jun 9, 2020
This is a surreal moment. I know I don’t have to tell you as caregivers about the ways COVID-19 has inflicted tragedy on our lives. This…
Jun 9, 2020
Do you remember “Naked and Afraid?” It was that survival TV show on the Discovery Channel that dropped contestants in the middle of the…
Jun 9, 2020
Nursing homes have been hit hard during this COVID-19 crisis. Members and residents have been getting very sick during these crazy times.
Jun 9, 2020
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis nursing home workers found themselves battling yet another obstacle in their already stressful…
Jun 9, 2020
There is no doubt that COVID-19 has disrupted all aspects of our lives, in one way or another, and contract negotiations are not an…
Jun 9, 2020
“I have to suit up in my hazmat gear every day to fix toilets, lights and make sure telephones work so residents can talk to loved ones,”…
NYC Labor Leaders Call on Governor, Mayor, and Police Commissioner to Put a Stop to Police Brutality
Jun 7, 2020
The systemic assault on the Black body has gone on for far too long—400 years and counting. We are
outraged and heartbroken over the police…
Jun 4, 2020
After three months of facing enormous pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic, 1199SEIU healthcare workers at Vassar Brothers Medical Center…
Jun 1, 2020
“As we continue to fight the global pandemic that is COVID-19, I want to take a moment to call attention to the scourge of police brutality…
May 30, 2020
“We work, but we mourn. The caregivers of 1199SEIU Florida continue to be focused on protecting the public in this historic COVID-19 health…
May 30, 2020
WHAT: Hospital and nursing home staff, including but not limited to nursing assistants, housekeeping, dietary and food service workers,…
May 30, 2020
George Floyd, a Black man was murdered by Minneapolis police on Memorial Day, Monday May 25, 2020 in broad daylight, in front of the…