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.
Apr 24, 2024
The caregivers of 1199SEIU express our heartfelt condolences to the family of Congressman Donald Payne, Jr., who led a life serving New…
Apr 23, 2024
“The Florida members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East applaud and appreciate the Biden-Harris Administration’s new national…
Apr 22, 2024
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East has announced its endorsement of Rep. Andy Kim for US Senate.
Apr 19, 2024
The final budget agreement represents a significant improvement from Governor Hochul’sinitial proposal—which contained over $1 billion in…
Apr 18, 2024
Driven by their commitment to providing quality care for their patients, workers at two Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (“PPGNY”)…
Apr 18, 2024
Learn more about 1199SEIU's 2024 legislative victories for Maryland.
Apr 16, 2024
More than 100 long-term care workers from across Florida gathered in Orlando recently to accomplish one goal – prepare for contract…
Apr 12, 2024
Jennifer Parker, a longtime and active 1199SEIU Florida member-leader recently authored an editorial published in The Orlando Sentinel that…
Apr 11, 2024
Governor’s Budget Cuts Would Deepen NY's Homecare Worker Shortage and Force Disabled Children & Seniors Out of their Homes and into…
Apr 10, 2024
The Home Care Savings & Reinvestment Act introduced in Albany this year is designed to stop profit-driven insurance companies from ripping…
Apr 10, 2024
An 1199 retiree explains why her political action with the Union never stops.
Apr 10, 2024
The marriage of culture and politics is a powerful force.
Apr 10, 2024
As working people, raising our voices together is the best way to be heard.
Apr 10, 2024
Members came together at Union headquarters to honor past heroes and build for the future.
Apr 10, 2024
Working people need to make sure we have a dog in the race.
Apr 10, 2024
Workers at WestMed, a consortium of doctors’ offices and urgent care centers located at seven different sites around Westchester, New York,…
Apr 10, 2024
Hundreds of Massachusetts 1199ers took to the streets on March 20 outside Governor Maura Healey’s office to protest her state budget…
Apr 10, 2024
Members in Maryland joined other progressive organizations at a rally for health justice outside the state capitol building in Annapolis on…
Apr 10, 2024
Refusing to let grave injustice get the better of him, Jon-Adrian Velazquez, is now starring in a movie about redemption alongside renowned…