The Maryland/DC Division was formed in 2005 out of the merger of the former SEIU Locals 1199E-DC and 1998 with 1199SEIU. The Division includes over 9,000 members who work in major academic medical centers and other hospitals and dozens of long-term care facilities in Baltimore, Washington, DC, and their suburbs.
Number of Members: 9,000
Number of Delegates: 350
Number of Facilities: 57
Maryland/DC Delegates
Everyday, 1199SEIU members are continuing to build on our historic growth in Maryland / DC by uniting and organizing healthcare and home care workers across the state.
There are moments in the history of 1199SEIU that remind one that it is more than a union of caregivers fighting to improve the lives of their families and for fairness in the workplace.
If you’ve been following the Republican presidential race, you might think that the only tax breaks in America are for guys named Mitt who get to park their cash in Swiss banks and the Cayman Islands.
On January 16th, Martin Luther King Day, hundreds of Maryland 1199ers rallied with union members and progressives from across the state at the capitol in Annapolis and called on elected leaders to promote legislation that lives up to the vision of Dr. King.
undreds of our union brothers and sisters from across Maryland will rally at the state capitol on January 16. We'll call on elected leaders to stand with working families and promote a society that lives up to the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
