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 18, 2023
The Union has been working (and winning) in the southern states for decades.
Statement of George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU, on Mayor Adams’ limiting of shelter to migrants:
Oct 13, 2023
“News that Mayor Adams plans to evict families from shelter after 60 days is deeply alarming and flies in the face of our city’s…
Oct 12, 2023
There have been a host of victories for 1199SEIU Florida member nurses who work at UHealth Tower and Tenet Healthcare facilities, especially…
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.
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
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…
Sep 15, 2023
To help safeguard reproductive care in the state, contract focuses on boosting retention and recruitment with higher pay and increased…
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…
Sep 8, 2023
1199SEIU, SEIU Local 200United & Largest Rochester Employer to continue contract talks next week.
Sep 7, 2023
1199 Personal Care Attendants and the Healey-Driscoll Administration, have tentatively agreed on a new three-year contract that creates a…
Sep 6, 2023
Members describe the importance of safe staffing to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Sep 6, 2023
Confronting climate chaos is necessary to improve health outcomes, an 1199 Delegate tells the EPA.
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…
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…