1199SEIU filed three Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Board Charges To Date Against For-Profit Nursing Home Chain alleging threats of retaliation against union members planning to strike, union busting by failing to rehire vacant bargaining unit positions, and bargaining in bad faith.
More Than 300 1199 SEIU-Represented Caregivers Employed At Four WNY Rural Absolut Care Nursing Homes ‘Set To Strike After Employer Commits Several ULPs’
Employees of Absolut Care of Aurora Park picket outside Absolut Care of Aurora Park in June 2023. The workers there and at three other Absolut Care facilities plan
1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Workers East-represented Caregivers who are employed at four rural nursing homes owned by the Living Legends Network
Employees and 1199SEIU union officials wave banners at a passing vehicle during an informational picket on April 10 at Absolut Care of Allegany.
We are 300 healthcare workers at the four rural nursing homes in Allegany, Westfield, Orchard Park & East Aurora owned and operated by members of the Living Legends Health Network which includes: Absolut Care, McGuire Group, Taconic Health Care, and VestraCare. Our employer unilaterally implemented the last best and final offer on June 1 leaving us below the area standard wage & benefits at other facilities operated by the same owner.
Our unfair labor practice strike will begin Thursday, June 13 and run daily from 6AM-6PM until we reach a fair agreement for everyone!
