(BRONX, NEW YORK) – One Hundred 1199 Service Employees International Union (SEIU)-represented Nursing Home Workers in the Bronx have reached a tentative three-year agreement that averted a planned one-day Strike.

Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Food Service Staff and others employed at the Concourse Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (Concourse Rehab) secured annual 4% raises for the next three years and preserved their industry-leading no-cost family health insurance (with zero premiums, deductibles and co-pays), and a Defined-Benefit Pension Plan.

Layoff protections will now be extended to Caregivers with more than 10 years of service.

The agreement - which runs through September 30th, 2029 - includes a new fund to provide legal support to 1199 SEIU Immigrant Members facing changes in work status, establishes a Committee to review the impact of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in health care, and maintains the Job Security and Training Funds that protects Workers who have been laid off and allows Workers gain new skills to advance their careers in health care.

The Nursing Home Staff maintained recruiting and retaining long-term Employees is key for the elderly living with chronic conditions and cognitive decline.

Greater turnover of Nursing Staff is associated with lower quality of care along multiple measures according to a 2023 JAMA study, and a 2021 study that found a link between the use of Agency Staff and lower quality ratings. 

That’s why the 1199 SEIU Members fought for and won contract language limiting the use of Agency Workers to ensure all Caregivers will receive the protections and benefits of the contract - and to ensure elderly residents receive the quality care they deserve. 

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