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The Better Care Better Jobs Act: A Game-Changer for Working Women of Color
July 27, 2021
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New York, NY – Help — in the form of the Better Care Better Jobs Act — could finally be on the way for the
Tag: 1199SEIU
Landmark Win for Safe Staffing Act Advocates
May 5, 2021
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ALBANY, N.Y.—After more than 20 years of pressure from health-care workers, the state Legislature on May 4 overwhelmingly passed a pair of bills intended to
Many Workers Remain Angry $15 Minimum Wage Failed to Make it into Biden’s ‘America Rescue Plan’
March 17, 2021
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New York, NY – Trade unionists and worker allies instrumental in disposing Donald Trump and delivering both the White House and U.S. Senate to Democratic
Offsite Montefiore Workers Got Sick from COVID-19, But They Aren’t Getting Hazard Pay
June 19, 2020
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New York, NY – 1199SEIU members gathered for a candlelight vigil at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx yesterday — while some members who work in
Union Healthcare Workers Take a Knee Against Police Brutality and Systemic Racism
June 11, 2020
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Brooklyn, NY – Healthcare workers continuing to struggle on the front lines of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic spent Thursday’s noontime lunch break invoking the names
NYC Labor Unions Back $1 Billion Cut to NYPD Budget
June 4, 2020
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New York, NY – The largest union representing property service workers in the United States in supporting the campaign to cut $1 Billion from the
TWU Local 100 Bus Operator Gives Thumbs Up to BK Marchers as Labor Unions Denounce Police Brutality and George Floyd Killing
June 1, 2020
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Brooklyn, NY – A supportive B41 bus operator expressing solidarity with marchers protesting the police killing of George Floyd elicited cheers on Saturday afternoon, after
Contract Delay Means No Healthcare Coverage for Bronx Nursing Home Staffers
December 10, 2019
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – More than three years after workers at a small Bronx nursing home voted to join 1199SEIU, they’re still trying to win
Union Strong: 1199SEIU Helps Celebrate Oldest Living Person In the USA!
July 10, 2019
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New York, NY – On Saturday, July 6, Mrs. Alelia Murphy, mother of a retired 1199SEIU member, Rose Green, celebrated her 114th birthday. She is
1199 Begins Protests Against ‘Devastating’ Medicaid Cuts
March 5, 2019
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NEW YORK, N.Y.—More than 500 1199SEIU members and supporters rallied outside Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx Mar. 4, protesting the Cuomo administration’s plans to cut