With over 47,000 members in Massachusetts delivering quality care in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities, clinics, and at home, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is the fastest-growing union in the Bay State.
Number of Members: 47,000
Number of Delegates: 482
Number of Facilities: 87


Arthur Wharton has worked at the hospital for nearly 18 years. He has continued to advance his career as a technologist and recently passed his Imaging Informatics Professional certification.
Q: Why are you happy to have a union?
Q: What made you decide to become a PCA?
Downsizing. Floor closures. Service cuts. For too long, the community and safety net hospitals where so many 1199SEIU members work have been forced to struggle with the consequences of under-payments by public and private insurers in return for the quality care we provide.




