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New Jersey News News by Region NYC/Long Island Capital/Hudson Valley Upstate NY Maryland/DC Massachusetts New Jersey Florida All News     News by Occupation Registered Nurses Hospital Workers Clinic Workers Nursing Home Workers Homecare Workers Drug Store Workers Human Service Workers Retired Members Professional Workers All News From New Jersey to New York’s Capital Region, 1199SEIU Delegates are Sworn into Office Jul. 28, 2010 Last week, 1199SEIU activists from Southern New Jersey to New York’s Mohawk Valley were sworn in as Union Delegates by President George Gresham and Secretary-Treasurer Maria Castaneda. They were elected at their workplaces in the spring by their 1199 SEIU co-workers and took their oaths at Delegate Assemblies in Iselin, New Jersey on July 14th and in Albany, New York on July 15th. Read More » New Jersey 1199ers Rally for Immigration Reform Jul. 08, 2010 1199SEIU New Jersey members were among hundreds of protesters who rallied against U.S immigration policies on July 1. They participated in some of the 12 “Day of Action” events across the state, including rallies in Jersey City, Paterson and Hackensack. Read More » NJ Governor Gives Tax Breaks to Millionaires While Slashing Healthcare for Needy Jun. 30, 2010 New Jersey 1199SEIU members are alarmed that Governor Chris Christie has sided with millionaires over caregivers and their patients in signing the state’s 2010 budget. Read More » New Jersey 1199ERS Move Full Speed Ahead On Political Action Drive May. 24, 2010 New Jersey members are moving full speed ahead in their first 1199SEIU Political Action Fund (PAF) campaign. The New Jersey Division was formed when former Local 1199 NJ merged with 1199SEIUin the fall of 2008. Today, the Division is only a couple of hundred cards away from meeting their goal for PAF sign-up. Read More » NJ Omni Caregivers Win Improved Wages and Working Conditions Mar. 24, 2010 1199SEIU Omni caregivers have overwhelmingly ratified a contract that improves wages and working conditions at four New Jersey nursing homes. After nearly three years of struggle, which included a three-day strike in August 2009, they beat back harsh givebacks proposed by the employer and settled a contract that reaches their goal of raising standards. Read More » Contract Extension Campaign Begins for Me-Too’s and Independents Aug. 17, 2009 As 1199SEIU members conclude their vote to extend the collective bargaining agreement with the League of Voluntary Hospitals and Homes, Delegates and staff at 210 institutions with contracts patterned on the League’s have begun a campaign for a similar contract extension. Tens of thousands of members work in these facilities. Read More » NJ Members Take Budget Fight to State Capital Jun. 05, 2009 New Jersey 1199ers took their campaign against proposed crippling Medicaid cuts to the state capital in Trenton on June 4. And they were not alone. They were joined by 1199ers from New York City, Maryland and the District of Columbia. In all, some 2,000 members attended the noon rally outside the New Jersey State House. Read More » NJ 1199ers to Rally in Trenton June 4th to Protect Healthcare from Budget Cuts May. 20, 2009 New Jersey 1199SEIU members are acting to stop Governor Corzine and the legislature from cutting $50 million in Medicaid funds--$100 million when federal matching funds are added--from the state’s healthcare budget. Read More » NJ Caregivers Tell Gov. Corzine: “Protect Our Residents!” May. 09, 2009 Calling on Governor Jon Corzine to stop $50 million in proposed cuts to Medicaid, 1199SEIU New Jersey members, nursing home residents, and their families joined the Better Choices Budget Campaign to propose a better way to address the state’s $1.2 billion budget gap. At a news conference in Perth Amboy, 1199SEIU nursing home workers said that drastic cuts to the state’s healthcare budget would harm the quality care that they want to provide and that all nursing home residents deserve. Read More » Three New Jersey 1199SEIU Rank and File Leaders Participate in Rutgers Ready to Run Conference Mar. 26, 2009 On March 21, New Jersey 1199SEIU executive board members Danielle Hallenbeck and Maria Acevedo and delegate Margaret Boyce joined 300 other women from across the state at a training for women interested in running for elected public office. Read More »