Thousands of 1199SEIU health care workers flood Foley Square, saying they can’t afford the city they care for amid contract fight
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Thousands of 1199SEIU health care workers flood Foley Square, saying they can’t afford the city they care for amid contract fight
A sea of purple washed over Foley Square on Wednesday evening as thousands of 1199SEIU health care workers rallied for a new contract covering workers at hospitals and nursing homes across downstate New York. The workers, including nurses, emergency medical technicians, certified nursing assistants, home care workers, and other caregivers, are seeking what they described as a fair contract with raises, continued employer-paid health benefits, re…
On Wednesday afternoon (June 17), a rally of the 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers Union was held in Foley Square in Lower Manhattan. A large number of frontline healthcare workers, home caregivers, and support staff from major New York hospitals, nursing homes, and community care facilities participated. The crowd wore purple, a symbol of unionism, demanding that employers immediately sign fair contracts and fight for a wage increase of approximately…
Healthcare workers demand fair contract before Sept. 30 expiration
"What do we want?" "Contracts!" "If we don't get it?" "We shut it down!" The call-and-response echoed across Foley Square Wednesday as thousands of healthcare workers rallied near City Hall, urging the League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes...
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