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1199ers Gear Up for November 17th Day of Action
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1199ers in the New York metropolitan region are preparing to take part in a November 17 Day of Action for good jobs and a fair, democratic economy. The event organizers, a broad coalition of unions, progressive groups and the Occupy Wall Street movement, have called for a “day of peaceful direct action to reject the economy that divides us.”

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Pocono Medical Center Workers Finally Get Their Contract—With a Little Help from Their Friends   Wisconsin AFT President, Occupy Wall Street Join USLAW Event at 1199 Headquarters

Pocono Medical Center Workers Finally Get Their Contract—With a Little Help from Their Friends

On Tuesday, nearly 550 Pocono Medical Center service and maintenance workers in Pennsylvania voted by 92 percent to ratify a new contract, capping their over year-long struggle against management’s attack on their union.

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Wisconsin AFT President, Occupy Wall Street Join USLAW Event at 1199 Headquarters

U.S. Labor Against the War (USLAW) and its New York City chapter held their annual fundraiser in the 1199SEIU Penthouse at 330. W. 42nd on November 10 and welcomed as the keynote speaker Wisconsin Federation of Teachers President Bryan Kennedy. Also on hand were a group of protestors from the Occupy Wall Street movement.

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