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.
Oct 31, 2024
Healthcare workers across the state are overwhelmingly in favor of Amendment 4 that would reverse Florida’s dangerous abortion ban and stop…
Oct 30, 2024
Weinberg Campus Caregivers, Resident Families, And Community Leaders Protested In Front Of New York State Department Of Health This Week In…
Oct 29, 2024
Top WNY Leaders Called on NYS Department of Health To Save Weinberg Campus By Funding & Approving Receivership
Oct 28, 2024
Largest Non-Profit Nursing Home Announced Plan To Close Amid Management’s Inability To Consistently Pay Workers As Their Health Insurance…
Oct 28, 2024
Statement of 1199SEIU President George Gresham and Secretary-Treasurer Milly Silva
Oct 28, 2024
Largest Non-Profit Nursing Home Announced Plan To Close Amid Management’s Inability To Consistently Pay Workers As Their Health Insurance…
Oct 25, 2024
Largest Non-Profit Nursing Home Announced Plan To Close Amid Management’s Inability To Consistently Pay Workers As Health Insurance Coverage…
Oct 25, 2024
Jennifer Parker faced four difficult pregnancies, including three miscarriages, before delivering a healthy baby girl 13 years ago. The Unit…
Oct 22, 2024
As Union members we know that improving the lives of working people is better for everyone.
Oct 22, 2024
Virginia Kondas, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse at UHealth Tower in Miami and a member of 1199SEIU Florida, has been a caregiver for…
Oct 22, 2024
Children are not born with a sense of social justice. It is something that develops over time if they are surrounded by positive influences.…
Oct 22, 2024
We cannot afford to squander our chance to make our voices heard.
Oct 22, 2024
More than 850 staff at Northwell Health’s Core Testing Facilities overwhelmingly voted to join 1199SEIU family on September 25. The new…
Oct 22, 2024
On September 26, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law critical reforms that will lay the groundwork for addressing the safety…
Oct 22, 2024
Since being released from jail in 2021 after spending nearly 24 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, Jon-Adrian Velazquez, has…
Oct 22, 2024
Members from all the Union’s regions who would like to learn more about how create change in their communities through political action are…
Oct 22, 2024
1199SEIU members from all over Upstate New York came together over Labor Day weekend to celebrate the importance of uniting together as…
Oct 22, 2024
1199SEIU members and their families from across Upstate New York enjoyed a fun day at Seabreeze Amusement Park in Rochester, NY on August…
Oct 22, 2024
1199SEIU members in Florida face extra challenges when it comes to bargaining strong contracts. Unlike workers in union shops in other…