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Flatbush Scoop · Sep 22, 2026

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Nearly 200,000 home care workers in New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program could soon vote on whether to unionize with 1199SEIU. The union filed Tuesday with the National Labor Relations Board seeking an election for workers in the state-funded program, which allows people with disabilities and chronic illnesses to hire caregivers of their choice, including family members and friends.

Nearly 200,000 home care workers in New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program could soon vote on whether to unionize with 1199SEIU. The union filed Tuesday with the National Labor Relations Board seeking an election for workers in the state-funded program, which allows people with disabilities and chronic illnesses to hire caregivers of their choice, including family members and friends.

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