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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 5, 2023
Nearly 450 workers at Boston-based Fenway Health are now united in 1199SEIU, the fastest growing healthcare workers union in the state.
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Oct 5, 2023
Funding to build new modern micro-hospital in Northern Chautauqua County held up by New York State Department of Health more than 6 years…
Sep 28, 2023
Advocates Demand an Independent Review of One Brooklyn Health System & Vital Brooklyn
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Sep 27, 2023
Funding to build new modern micro-hospital in Northern Chautauqua County held up by New York State Department of Health more than 6 years…
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Sep 15, 2023
To help safeguard reproductive care in the state, contract focuses on boosting retention and recruitment with higher pay and increased…
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Sep 14, 2023
The members of 1199SEIU Florida approve and applaud the Biden Administration’s new proposed standards to better ensure quality care and to…
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Sep 8, 2023
1199SEIU, SEIU Local 200United & Largest Rochester Employer to continue contract talks next week.
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Sep 7, 2023
1199 Personal Care Attendants and the Healey-Driscoll Administration, have tentatively agreed on a new three-year contract that creates a…
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Sep 6, 2023
Members describe the importance of safe staffing to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Sep 6, 2023
Confronting climate chaos is necessary to improve health outcomes, an 1199 Delegate tells the EPA.
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Sep 6, 2023
Nearly 2,000 members in the nursing field at Boston Medical Center ratified a new three-year contract in June including a 20 percent wage…
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Sep 6, 2023
On June 8, members who work at the ENGIE power plant at Georgetown University in Washington DC unanimously ratified a contract that raises…
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Sep 6, 2023
Members at kidney dialysis facilities run by Fresenius in New York City negotiated a new contract in June dating back to 2021.
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Sep 6, 2023
A group of 9th grade students from the Buffalo Academy of Visual and Performing Arts design came together this summer to paint a mural on…
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Sep 5, 2023
Recently, EMS workers have been in the spotlight after a recent violent attack. But the danger these members face does not deter them from…