SUNY Officials Abandon Long Island College Hospital
Tell New York State Health Commissioner Nirav Shah to #SaveLICH! nrs02@health.state.ny.us or (518) 474-2011. Executive Board members of the State University of New York (SUNY) voted unanimously Friday morning to shutter Brooklyn's century-and-a-half old Long Island College Hospital (LICH).
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1199ers Meet to Tell Representatives: No Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid
As the federal government gets closer to reaching its borrowing limit on February 28, 1199SEIU members are meeting with their congressional representatives, urging them to protect healthcare from proposed debt ceiling cuts.
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1199er Becomes “Calendar Girl”
Thirteen stars of the “2013 Women Working” calendar were paid tribute on January 23 at the Troy, headquarters of the New York Workforce Development Institute (WDI). Among them was Zola Brown, who works in the Rochester field office of the 1199SEIU National Benefit Fund (NBF).
Nursing Home Conference Recognizes Victims of Hurricane Sandy
This winter’s 13th annual Quality Care Community (QCC) conference was appropriately called, “Healing After the Storm: Rebuilding Community”, in recognition of the struggle and courage shown by those who suffered the wrath of Hurricane Sandy in late October. Held in New York City, the annual conference, sponsored by the 199SEIU Training and Employment Funds/Labor Management Project, is an opportunity for nursing home workers and management to come together, share and learn about current trends in care giving and the healthcare industry.
1199SEIU Delegates Endorse NJ State Senator Barbara Buono for Governor
At a packed union assembly Wednesday night, 1199SEIU Delegates voted unanimously to endorse Democratic State Senator Barbara Buono for Governor of New Jersey. Members who interviewed the Senator last Thursday made an enthusiastic recommendation to the Delegate Assembly to formally endorse her candidacy.
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