The Labor Management Project Reorganizes

As the healthcare landscape in metro New York shifts and consolidates, the Labor Management Project (LMP) is restructuring itself as well in order to more closely align ourselves with our union and management partners, who have undertaken their own structural shifts....

LMP History: Building Effective Partnerships

On June 6, the Labor Management Project (LMP) celebrated its 20th anniversary. The following is part two of a series on how we got started and what we’ve accomplished together over the years. In the first part of this series, we spoke with Samantha Morales, exploring...

Nursing Home Workers Prepare for Emergencies

With Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria having devastated the Caribbean, the southeastern US coastline, and all of Puerto Rico and contributing to the heat-related deaths of 12 Florida nursing home residents, the need for training in emergency preparedness for nursing...

The Birth of the LMP: Paving the Way to Significant Change

On June 6, the Labor Management Project (LMP) celebrated its 20th anniversary. The following is part one of a series on how we got started and what we’ve accomplished together over the years.   In the 1990s, the healthcare industry was in a state of upheaval....

Creating a Healthy Future for Brooklyn

The healthcare system that serves 2.1 million residents of Brooklyn is in crisis, due to widening healthcare disparities, a lack of primary and preventative care options, and financial challenges. Last month, 1199SEIU brought together delegates from eight Brooklyn...