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News Center News by Region NYC/Long Island Capital/Hudson Valley Upstate NY Maryland/DC Massachusetts All News     News by Occupation Registered Nurses Hospital Workers Clinic Workers Nursing Home Workers Homecare Workers Drug Store Workers Human Service Workers Retired Members Professional Workers All News Medisys Workers Get Prepared If Management Forces a Strike Oct. 13, 2008 Simultaneous informational picketing at three sites in Queens, New York by 1199SEIU workers highlighted their resolve to push for resolution of several issues against management. Read More » EyeOnBI.org and Massive Ad Campaign Launched in MA to Call Attention to Problems at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Oct. 08, 2008 Members of the Area Trades Council and 1199SEIU say Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston has embraced an increasingly corporate style of medicine. They call on the hospital to return to its founding mission. Read More » 1199SEIU Members from MA Become “Weekend Warriors” in New Hampshire Oct. 08, 2008 Every Saturday since September, proud 1199SEIU members from Massachusetts have been taking New Hampshire by storm, knocking on nearly 6,451 doors and connecting with more than 2,111 voters. These “weekend warriors” have been spreading the word in the Granite State about the Union’s support of the next president of the United States – Barack Obama. Read More » 1199SEIU-Endorsed Candidates in Bay State Nearly Make Clean Sweep in Primaries Oct. 08, 2008 1199SEIU members in Massachusetts celebrated more than a dozen legislative victories during the September primaries in the Bay State. Read More » One Thousand Kaleida Workers And Supporters March For A Fair Contract, Gresham Pledges Total Support Until All Kaleida Workers Can Retire In Dignity Oct. 06, 2008 In spite of rain and blustery winds, one thousand workers showed up to picket and rally yesterday at Kaleida's human resource and finance departments at the Larkin Building, south of downtown Buffalo. Read More » “He’s Got To Win”: Volunteer Support, Political Action Dollars are Critical for Obama Victory Oct. 03, 2008 On September 24, hundreds of 1199SEIU Delegates from the Union’s nursing home, hospital and home care divisions gathered at a Manhattan hotel for a joint delegate assembly where Executive VP Patrick Gaspard rolled out the Union’s plans for supporting the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama. Read More » New Jersey Healthcare Union Members Vote To Merge With 1199SEIU Oct. 01, 2008 The members of SEIU Healthcare 1199NJ voted overwhelmingly to merge with 1199SEIU. The merger is effective immediately. With 7,000 nursing home and homecare workers, the former NJ local becomes the New Jersey Division of 1199SEIU, similar to the Massachusetts and Maryland/DC Divisions. Read More » Summer Camp - A photo essay by Jim Tynan Sep. 30, 2008 Every summer, the 1199SEIU Anne Shore Camp Program provides eligible children of 1199SEIU members the opportunity to attend three to four weeks at sleepaway camps in the Northeast. There are special camps for teenagers, children with special needs, and disabilities. Read More » Prestige Home Care Workers Win Settlement! Strike Averted! Sep. 26, 2008 A strike by some 900 home health aides scheduled for Thursday, September 25, was averted when a first contract was signed on Monday between their agency, Prestige Care, and 1199SEIU. Read More » Baltimore Healthcare Workers Beat Back Proposal To Subcontract Services Sep. 26, 2008 Workers at Sinai Hospital and Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center in Baltimore beat back proposal to contract out services. Read More »