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1199 SEIU Statement On Arizona Law SB 1070 Court Ruling
July 29, 2010
(New York, NY) — Yesterday, the U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Bolton issued a temporary restraining order against Arizona’s controversial anti-immigrant law SB1070. The decision was made based on the grounds that the U.S. Constitution requires our nation to have a unified immigration policy regulated by the federal government. In response to the decision, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East issued the following statement:
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Caregivers at Jordan Hospital tell Blue Cross Blue Shield, “Stop squeezing our community hospital”
July 13, 2010
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Former North General Hospital Employees Picket Replacement Clinic, Charge Unfair Labor Practices
July 09, 2010
(NEW YORK, NY) - Nearly a thousand former North General Hospital employees picketed on Friday, charging that the new management of a replacement health clinic at the former North General facility is trying to illegally force them to switch labor unions as a condition for being rehired. The rally and press conference - featuring leaders from 1199 SEIU, elected officials and community leaders - was held outside the Family Health Center and coincided with an all-day picket line at the facility.
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Statement By 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East On Medicaid Cuts In The 2010-2011 New Jersey State Budget
June 30, 2010
New Jersey healthcare workers, members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East expressed disappointment and concern that $113 million in Medicaid funding has been slashed in Governor Christie’s budget.
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1199 SEIU Statement On The Closing of North General Hospital
June 28, 2010
“We are extremely saddened and disappointed with the impending closure of North General Hospital. On the heels of St. Vincent’s hospital, the closure of yet another acute care facility 2 months later is the regrettable result of continued and repeated cuts to healthcare funding. In the June 7th budget extender bill, another $775 million in healthcare cuts was enacted, making it the 8th round of cuts to vital healthcare funding since 2007.
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HUNDREDS DEMONSTRATED AT SENATOR SCOTT BROWN’S OFFICE
June 28, 2010
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Health workers elect first African-American woman to head major labor union in Massachusetts
June 25, 2010
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MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH WORKERS IMPLORE SENATOR BROWN TO SUPPORT FEDERAL RELIEF FUNDING MEASURE
June 25, 2010
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Largest Healthcare Union in Florida Merges with 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
June 18, 2010
(New York, NY) - Members of Florida’s leading healthcare union voted by an almost 97 percent margin to join forces with 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. The 16,000 healthcare workers represented by SEIU Healthcare Florida will now become part of 1199 SEIU, the largest and fastest growing healthcare union in the country. Among the top priorities of the newly merged unions are protecting quality of care for patients, raising job standards for healthcare workers, supporting pro-worker candidates and legislation, and making sure every single healthcare worker in Florida can have a union voice.
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and CareGroup Inc. Settle Multi-Million Dollar Overtime Lawsuit
June 15, 2010
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STATE'S LARGEST HEALTH UNION RELEASES STATEMENT ON CARITAS-CERBERUS MERGER
June 15, 2010
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GNYHA/1199 SEIU Healthcare Education Project Statement On Governor Paterson’s Healthcare Cuts
June 05, 2010
Yesterday, Governor David Paterson submitted a one-week emergency budget extension proposal to the State Legislature that contains $775 million in permanent cuts to healthcare, including damaging cuts to hospitals, nursing homes, and homecare.
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GNYHA/1199 SEIU Healthcare Education Project Statement on Modified “Soda Tax” Proposal
May 21, 2010
Kenneth E. Raske, President, Greater New York Hospital Association
George Gresham, President, 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
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1199 SEIU ENDORSES ERIC SCHNEIDERMAN FOR NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
April 23, 2010
(New York, NY) 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East today announced their endorsement of State Senator Eric Schneiderman for New York State Attorney General. Schneiderman was endorsed earlier in the day by 1199’s executive council, the union’s highest decision-making body, in a unanimous vote.
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Healthcare workers respond to House budget proposal
April 14, 2010
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State's Largest Healthcare Union Applauds Ruling On Insurance Suit Over Rate Hikes
April 14, 2010
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State's Largest Healthcare Union Praises Murray Plan To Cut Premiums
April 14, 2010
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Statement of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East On The Decision Of St. Vincent’s Hospital To Close Inpatient Services
April 06, 2010
“St. Vincent’s decision to close acute care beds is a disappointing development but given the challenges in finding a long-term solution to the hospital’s fiscal crisis, we understand this was a difficult decision.
St. Vincent’s will continue to operate its many other services, including its primary care, outpatient HIV, mental health, and other vital clinic services that the community relies upon and we hope will continue to operate without disruption.
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STATE’S LARGEST HEALTH UNION APPLAUDS EXPANSION OF INDUSTRY VIOLENCE BILL TO INCLUDE ALL HEALTHCARE WORKERS
March 31, 2010
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STATE’S LARGEST HEALTH UNION APPLAUDS EXPANSION OF INDUSTRY VIOLENCE BILL TO INCLUDE ALL HEALTHCARE WORKERS
March 31, 2010
BOSTON, MA – The state’s largest healthcare union – 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East – has successfully advocated for the expansion of pending legislation regarding assault and battery against healthcare workers to include protections for all healthcare workers, not just select job titles.
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GNYHA/1199 SEIU Healthcare Education Project Statement on Assembly Budget Resolution
March 24, 2010
The New York State Assembly has long been deeply committed to ensuring that all New Yorkers have access to quality health care. That commitment was demonstrated once again today with the release of an Assembly budget resolution that rejects a funding cut associated with hospital re-admissions, restores critical charity care funding, and accepts a proposal enabling public hospitals to access critically important Federal funds. The resolution also eliminates a damaging “regional pricing” proposal for nursing homes that would greatly harm quality care.
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JOINT STATEMENT ON THE STATE SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION FROM HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE (HANYS),GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (GNYHA), AND 1199 SEIU UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS EAST
March 23, 2010
“The New York State Senate has long been deeply committed to ensuring that all New Yorkers have access to quality health care. That commitment was demonstrated once again today with the release of a Senate budget resolution that rejects a new tax increase on hospitals, nursing homes, and home care, and restores funding associated with hospital readmissions penalties. The resolution also postpones a damaging “regional pricing” proposal for nursing homes that would greatly harm quality care.
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1199 SEIU Statement on Congressman Michael Arcuri
March 19, 2010
“At a time when political courage is needed to transform healthcare in this country, Congressman Arcuri’s failure to see the bigger picture and his refusal to vote for the greater good of all Americans is inexcusable."
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Statement of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East on New York’s Democratic House Representatives
March 12, 2010
In 2008, President Obama was elected in a landslide by Americans who supported his progressive agenda and vision of change for this country. The President faced tough challenges and an economic collapse upon entering office and got straight to work.
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City Council Member Annabel Palma Joins Coalition of Disability, Senior Advocates, Caregivers to Fight Proposed Homecare Cuts
March 08, 2010
(New York, NY) City Council Member Annabel Palma, advocates and caregivers oppose a State Executive Budget proposal that limits the hours of personal care available to seniors and people with disabilities. The proposal would require those receiving more than 12 hours a day of Medicaid funded personal care to switch to other programs. Because of limitations in the other programs, advocates say the proposed cap would force people into nursing homes, violating the 1999 Supreme Court Olmstead decision and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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HEALTH CARE BUDGET CUTS WILL KILL 22,278 JOBS
March 08, 2010
New York, NY, March 8, 2010…The GNYHA/1199 SEIU Healthcare Education Project said today that the $1 billion in proposed health care cuts in the New York State budget would eliminate more than 22,000 jobs statewide. Hospitals, nursing homes, and home care agencies alone would suffer 12,300 permanent job losses, gravely threatening access to care in communities across New York. By any measure, quality patient care would be severely jeopardized.
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1199 SEIU Nursing Home Workers In The Hudson Valley Hold Candlelight Vigil To Protect Their Pensions
March 06, 2010
Mount Vernon, NY: 1199 SEIU healthcare workers and their supporters gathered yesterday evening at the Wartburg Adult Care Community in Mount Vernon for a vigil to save and protect their pensions. The union caregivers work for a common employer, Wartburg Lutheran Services and arrived from across the Hudson Valley: Wartburg Adult Community in Mount Vernon-Westchester, Lutheran Care Center in Poughkeepsie-Dutchess and Good Samaritan Nursing and Adult Home in Delmar-Albany.
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STATE'S LARGEST UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS RESPONDS TO GOVERNOR PATRICK'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON MEDICAID WAIVER FOR MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITALS
March 01, 2010
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1199 SEIU Healthcare Workers At St. Vincent’s Hospital Vote To Accept Temporary Wage Reduction
February 17, 2010
“1199 members at St. Vincent’s Hospital have voted to accept a temporary 10% wage reduction for a period of 120 days in an effort to assist the hospital stave off closure and remain operational while a long-term plan is developed during this restructuring period.
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Marine Biological Laboratory and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Reach Agreement on MBL Housekeeping Services
February 12, 2010
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Marine Biolab CEO Borisy Snubs MBL Housekeepers, Refuses to Discuss Layoff Threats as Lab Rakes in Federal Stimulus Cash
February 05, 2010
WOODS HOLE, MA – Gary Borisy, CEO of the world-renowned Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, MA, has rejected a request to meet in person with eight veteran MBL housekeepers whose jobs are slated to be outsourced to a controversial Texas firm (Jani-King Intn’l, Inc.). Jani-King is facing class action lawsuits in multiple states for violating workers rights and labor laws.
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1199 SEIU Launches Website Calling For Reform In The Homecare Industry
February 04, 2010
(New York, NY) 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East launched the ‘HomeCareCrisis.org’ website as the first step in a public relations and advocacy campaign to reform the homecare industry. The site includes a ‘Hall of Shame’ to highlight the worst cases of fraud and profiteering in home care.
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POLL: HUGE MAJORITY OF NEW YORKERS DO NOT WANT HEALTH CARE CUT FOR AN EIGHTH TIME IN THREE YEARS
January 28, 2010
New York, NY, January 28, 2010…A GNYHA/1199 SEIU Healthcare Education Project poll of registered voters in New York State has found that nearly 80% of New Yorkers perceive health care as too important to keep cutting and view the hospital industry as very important to the state’s economy. More than three of every four voters believe that further health care cuts will have a major impact on the quality of care in New York.
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1199SEIU Statement On Governor Patrick's Budget
January 27, 2010
“Overall, this is a sensible budget that will help protect the health of patients and families in our state.
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1199 SEIU UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS EAST DONATES $1 MILLION TO UNICEF FOR HAITI EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY RELIEF
January 25, 2010
(New York, NY – January 25, 2010) – 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East - the largest healthcare workers union in the country - today announced that it is donating $1 million to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF for earthquake relief and recovery efforts in Haiti. In doing so, the union announced a special UNICEF fundraising drive among its membership as part of a broader collective effort to mobilize the community and offer resources to those affected by the crisis in Haiti.
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GNYHA/1199 SEIU Healthcare Education Project Statement on Health Care Cuts/Taxes in Governor Paterson’s Proposed Budget
January 19, 2010
Governor David A. Paterson has released a budget proposal that includes $900 million in health care cuts and taxes to hospitals, nursing homes, and home care.
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