Jan 13, 2020
On December 6th, more than 500 1199SEIU nurses and nurse managers gathered at the tenth annual 1199SEIU League Registered Nurse Labor Management Initiative (RNLMI) Nursing Symposium, “The Real Hand-off in Healthcare: Disruption.” The goal of the annual Symposium is to...
Jan 13, 2020
According to the United State Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Standards, “Workers in healthcare settings face significant risks of workplace violence. From 2002 to 2013, the rate of serious workplace violence incidents (those requiring days off for...
Jan 13, 2020
Imagine having the opportunity to interact with a trained actor simulating nursing home residents with specific behavioral health challenges. Participants in the final learning exchange of the Labor Management Project’s (LMP’s) and Continuing Care Leadership...
Jan 13, 2020
More than one in four New Yorkers, an estimated 1.8 million adults, report having high blood pressure. High blood pressure is a key contributor to heart disease and stroke, two conditions that are responsible for more than one in five premature deaths among adults in...
Jan 9, 2020
How Can Labor and Management Collaborate More Effectively? November 1, 2019 found more than 430 union members, managers, leaders and employers gathering to learn about promising practices the 1199SEIU League Labor Management Project (LMP) has supported and...
Apr 17, 2019
Emergency department (ED) workers are frequently targets of violence. One recent study showed that 55 percent of ED nurses experienced physical violence and/or verbal abuse from a patient or a visitor over a single one-week period. PCTs, security, technologists,...