Jul. 8, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Days after President Donald Trump signed the “Big Beautiful Bill” into law, a coalition of advocacy and political action groups rallied alongside 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers outside U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’s office in Bay Ridge, speaking out against the drastic federal cuts to Medicare and Medicaid that could…
Jun. 9, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The SUNY Downstate Community Advisory Board has proposed a plan to keep the at-risk hospital open with the help of a $1 billion investment from the state. The nine-member board has spent six months analyzing the hospital’s finances, programs, capital needs, and the healthcare needs of its community,…
Mar. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn received an immediate raise on Saturday after their union and hospital administrators reached a last-minute contract agreement and narrowly avoided a strike. The Federation of Nurses/UFT ratified the two-year contract late on Feb. 27, about 24 hours before the old agreement was set…
Feb. 24, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen About 1,000 union nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn are prepared to go on strike on March 1 unless a deal can be struck before their contract expires at midnight on Feb. 28. The Federation of Nurses/UFT, which represents the nurses, issued a ten-day strike notice last week in…
Apr. 24, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
SUNY Downstate University Hospital will remain open — at least for now — after lawmakers reached a compromise with Governor Kathy Hochul during budget negotiations.
Mar. 1, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
Healthcare workers and elected officials rallied Thursday outside of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in the latest protest against a “transformative plan” which could see SUNY shutter the East Flatbush hospital.
Feb. 7, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
The United University Professions (UUP) union was at the state capitol on Tuesday rallying to keep SUNY Downstate Hospital open amid imminent closure.
Jan. 24, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer After years of chronic underfunding and structural issues at SUNY Downstate University Hospital, Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered the institution to come up with a wide-ranging plan to keep the facility above water — but the healthcare union United University Professions warns the plan could have devastating effects on hospital workers and patients, and may even force the hospital to close. SUNY Downstate Hospital —which is part of the second largest medical school in the state, and is the only state-run hospital in New York City — has been facing financial challenges for…
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