1199SEIU members know that we are at a historic turning point where the stakes have rarely been as high for health care and workers’ rights. As of October 26, nearly 20,000 of 450,000 1199SEIU members in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida, Maryland and Washington, DC had already voted. And those numbers are inching up by the hour. Read More

1199SEIU members know that we are at a historic turning point where the stakes have rarely been as high for health care and workers’ rights. As of October 26, nearly 20,000 of 450,000 1199SEIU members in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida, Maryland and Washington, DC had already voted. And those numbers are inching up by the hour. Read More

The entire Maryland/DC Division of 1199SEIU offered congratulations to long term care member Pat Walker, who in early September was named a Healthcare Hero by the Health Facilities Association of Maryland. Read More

Dozens of workers at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (NFMMC) in Niagara Falls, NY held an informational picket Sept. 30 to call attention to short staffing at the institution that they say has grown so bad that it’s endangering patient care and taking a severe emotional toll oncaregivers. Read More

In September, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a package of nursing home reforms that will have significant impact for caregivers and their patients. The bill commits significant resources to assist New Jersey’s nursing homes, which have the highest rate of coronavirus cases per facility in the nation and account or half of all COVID-19 deaths in the state. Read More

It’s the final stretch before the November 3 election and CNA Kaydra Bonamy is on a mission to get Floridians to vote. As a member political organizer with 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, she’s working hard calling voters to educate and inform them about how critical this election is for working families. Read More

Members at Baltimore’s Fayette Health and Rehabilitation Center in September won a strong contract, even as they faced COVID-19 challenges. 1199SEIU represents some 60 members at Fayette, including GNAs, EVS, Unit Clerks, Maintenance, Central Sterile Supply, and Rehab Aids. Read More

1199SEIU members gathered Sept. 4 to mark National Homecare Day and recognize the contributions and challenges faced by homecare workers across the country. There are nearly a half million homecare workers in the U.S. 1199SEIU represents 60,000 in New York State and another 40,000 who work as Personal Care Attendants (PCAs) in Massachusetts. Read More

As I write this, our country has suffered more than seven million Covid-19 cases and more than 200,000 deaths—far more than any other country. A University of Washington study estimates that, with winter impending and declining public vigilance, we may surpass 400,000 fatalities by the end of the year. Read More

From stopping the spread of COVID-19 and securing healthcare coverage to ensuring safe workplaces and healthy communities, we have to choose the candidates who are most likely to work with us to get us what we need. Read More

Did you vote? Doesn’t matter how – mail ballot, in person, early vote. Whichever. Just, have you voted? And, second, have you talked to your family and friends—specifically, three of them—about voting. If not, you should. Today. The fancy term is vote tripling, but really it just means that you’re making sure three people you know have voted or are going to vote. Read More

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1199SEIU members are frontline healthcare workers, caring for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, private homes, and clinics. We are all essential workers! The November 3rd Presidential election is the most important of our lifetime, because we know that our jobs and livelihoods are on the line. Read More

The school-based licensed mental health professionals of the Department of Behavioral Health School Mental Health Program stand in solidarity with the DC Nurses Association and Washington Teachers Union’s call to only reopen schools when it is safe. Read More

On June 11, 2020, healthcare workers across Florida participated in actions outside of their workplaces to call for justice for George Floyd, organized by 1199SEIU Florida. As part of these actions, workers from St Mary' s·Medical Center knelt in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds and held signs with messages such as "Healthcare Workers for Justice," "Healthcare Workers for Peace," and "Justice for Floyd." One participant carried a sign that said "People Over Profits" and another carried a sign stating "PPE Now." Those messages were not directed at St. Mary's Medical Center or Tenet Healthcare. Read More

FLORIDA - Today, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (1199SEIU) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postmaster General and the United States Postal Service (USPS) over recently implemented policies to effectively disenfranchise tens of thousands of Florida voters. Read More

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CNA Anne Mercie Blot believes the outcome of the November 3 election could impact virtually every aspect of her life and all hardworking Floridians. As a mom, immigrant and healthcare worker, she’s concerned that the leaders we elect could make critical decisions about education, immigrant rights, affordable healthcare and other important issues. That’s why she is working hard as a member political organizer (MPO) every day to get out the vote. Read More

“This week’s disruptive and embarrassing debate performance by Donald Trump was a another obvious attempt to dishearten and discourage Americans, with a particular focus on Black men and the young, against casting their votes. But we have no intention of sitting back and allowing them to trick us into not exercising our right to vote. As the October 5 voter registration deadline approaches in Florida, we’re energized more than ever.” Read More

Miramar, FL —As the historic 2020 presidential election hits the home stretch of important deadlines (on September 24 vote-by-mail ballots are being sent by elections offices, and October 5 is the last day in Florida to register to vote), frontline caregivers and members of Florida’s largest healthcare union are using new tools to direct unprecedented get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts and fight for candidates who will best serve the needs of working families. Read More