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 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…
Apr 10, 2024
Union activists celebrated International Women’s Day up and down the East Coast in a variety of events designed to build solidarity.
Apr 10, 2024
Members from all around New York State took to the streets to pressure Governor Hochul to protect the most vulnerable.
Apr 10, 2024
How one forward-thinking RN is tackling the recruitment crisis head on.
Apr 9, 2024
US Senate Candidate Andy Kim expresses support for NJ nurses as they fight for better jobs and improved patient staffing for their…
Apr 9, 2024
More than 300 healthcare workers at Living Legends Network facilities in Westfield, East Aurora and Allegany will hold informational pickets…
Apr 3, 2024
More than 300 healthcare workers at Living Legends Network facilities in Westfield, East Aurora and Allegany will hold informational pickets…