1199SEIU North Country Members Enjoy Family Fun Day at Great EscapeAug. 11, 2010Over 245 members from the North Country region of New York—the Adirondacks and along the Canadian border--got together for a day of fun and unity at the 2nd Annual 1199SEIU Family Fun Day at Six Flags Great Escape in Lake George on July 24. Read More » |
Syracuse 1199SEIU Political Action Picnic at the Zoo Honors Eric SchneidermanAug. 04, 2010Syracuse 1199SEIU Political Action Picnic at the Zoo Honors Eric Schneiderman. Read More » |
Over 1,100 Members in Upstate New York Gather For 1199 Family And Friends Day At Six Flags Darien LakeJul. 14, 2010Five years ago, it began with 58 members from Buffalo. This year, 1199 Family and Friends Day has grown to over 1,000 members from all across Upstate New York. Family and Friends is a relaxing day at Darien Lake Amusement Park where 1199 members, their families and friends can gather and enjoy a picnic, raffles and the other festivities Darien Lake has to offer. Read More » |
Rank-and-file 1199 Leader Talks About Importance of Participation in JuneteenthJun. 28, 2010Juneteenth is the oldest celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. It dates back to June 19, 1865 when word finally reached Texas about President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation two and a half years earlier. Read More » |
Noreen Sheeran: “She Was a Rock and an Anchor”Jun. 09, 2010Noreen Sheeran, an RN at Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, NY for 20 years, passed away unexpectedly on May 22. Sheeran was an activist and leader among registered nurses and was nominated this year for a prestigious Nurse of Distinction Award in the hospital category. Read More » |
“Giving People Choices, Making the World More Just. That’s How I Live My Life” – Joy LuckyMay. 25, 2010Joy Lucky realizes there are many things about life that are not fair. But she hopes to make a difference through her activities with the Women’s Ministry and a group called Women of Excellence. “I know there are ways to give people choices and help make the world more just,” she says. “And that’s how I live my life. Everything I do is connected to that reasoning.” Read More » |
Western NY Nursing Facilities Reach Contract SettlementMay. 24, 2010Eight hundred nursing home workers at four McGuire facilities in western New York--Autumnview Manor, Garden Gate Manor, North Gate Manor, and Seneca Manor--overwhelmingly ratified new a labor agreement at votes at each of the homes last past week. The contract is a four-year agreement with a full economic reopener in two years. Read More » |
Western NY Nursing Home Workers Win New Contract With Job Security May. 19, 2010In Buffalo, NY, 1199SEIU nursing home workers at Odd Fellow and Rebekah Nursing Home ratified a new labor agreement on May 18. The contract is a four-year agreement with a full economic reopener in December 2011. Read More » |
W. New York Nursing Home Workers Win New ContractMay. 07, 2010Workers at The Cloisters Adult Residential Care Facility in Warsaw, NY, have ratified a new labor agreement. Improvements were made to contract language such as the grievance procedure, union orientation, notification of approval of requested time off and the list of employees willing to be called in. Workers will receive a $0.20 hourly wage increase pending ratification, with full economic reopeners in 2011 and 2012. Read More » |
Buffalo, NY 1199ers Gear Up for Summer TraditionsMay. 07, 2010As the days get warmer in upstate New York, 1199SEIU members are getting ready for two events that have grown to summer time traditions; Juneteenth and 1199SEIU Family and Friends Day. Read More » |
