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.
Mar 22, 2024
Thousands of New York healthcare workers, faith leaders and legislators filled the streets in seven major cities across New York State to…
Mar 21, 2024
Get ready to join the largest statewide march of healthcare workers in a generation.
Mar 20, 2024
1199SEIU stands behind the leadership of Senator Chuck Schumer in his call for new elections in Israel.
Mar 19, 2024
Professional Home Care Workers Among Growing Local and National Trend As Workers Join Labor Unions To Demand Improvements In Their Workplace
Mar 18, 2024
New York State Department of Health delays funding for new modern hospital in Northern Chautauqua County for over 7 years while hospital…
Mar 15, 2024
Home care consumers accompanied by their personal care assistants joined legislators and local officials in Yonkers earlier today to urge…
Mar 14, 2024
New York State Department of Health delays funding for new modern hospital in Northern Chautauqua County for over 7 years while hospital…
Mar 14, 2024
Workers seek to advance equity and ensure the community’s continued access to high quality healthcare
Mar 6, 2024
Home care workers–thousands facing $3/hour wage cuts under Gov. Hochul’s budget–demanded the state stop wasteful spending & reinvest in care
Feb 29, 2024
New York State Department of Health delays funding for new modern micro-hospital in Northern Chautauqua County for over 7 years while…
Feb 22, 2024
As the 2024 Florida Legislative Session moves into its final stages, caregivers with 1199SEIU continue to strongly advocate for bills that…
Feb 21, 2024
Thousands of hospital and nursing home workers—stretching from Long Island to Buffalo—will rally outside their institutions on Thursday…
Feb 21, 2024
A portion of New York’s huge, unprecedented reserves must be used to close the Medicaid Health Insurance funding gap, prevent slashing of…
Feb 20, 2024
A portion of New York’s huge, unprecedented reserves must be used to close the Medicaid Health Insurance funding gap, prevent slashing of…
Feb 20, 2024
It was a celebration of successes in 2023 and a look ahead to more in 2024 at the recent 1199SEIU Florida Delegate Assembly hosted at the…
Feb 16, 2024
When it comes to helping working people, there is no comparison.
Feb 16, 2024
More than 1,600 hospital members at Boston Medical Center ratified a strong four-year contract on December 13 which included wage increases…
Feb 16, 2024
Florida 1199ers joined forces with a coalition of reproductive rights supporters to put the issue of abortion on the November 2024 general…