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At 1199SEIU Florida, we represent more than 25,000 healthcare employees —from nurses to clerical employees — working in the hospital and nursing home industry. We work in some of the largest for-profit and academic healthcare institutions in the state and are constantly working to achieve affordable, high quality healthcare for all. Our members have a rich history of striving to transform lives by empowering our communities to stand for justice, dignity, and respect for everyone.
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Oct 5, 2020
CNA Anne Mercie Blot believes the outcome of the November 3 election could impact virtually every aspect of her life and all hardworking…
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Oct 1, 2020
“This week’s disruptive and embarrassing debate performance by Donald Trump was a another obvious attempt to dishearten and discourage…
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Sep 24, 2020
Miramar, FL —As the historic 2020 presidential election hits the home stretch of important deadlines (on September 24 vote-by-mail ballots…
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Sep 18, 2020
Francoise Paul feels for the children first. The “kids in cages,” the young ones forcibly separated from their parents, traumatized by an…
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Sep 14, 2020
CNA, political activist, union organizer and great-grandmother -- these are just a few ways to describe Blanche Norwood. Currently, she's…
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Sep 1, 2020
Our 1199SEIU Executive Committee has endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to become the next President and Vice President of the United…
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Aug 25, 2020
Florida's August 18 primary was notable for several reasons. Despite the pandemic, nearly 4 million Floridians voted in the primary -- the…
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Aug 22, 2020
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Their final breaths are tormented. Rublas Ruiz has seen too many of them -- the last gasps of 17 men and women…
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Aug 17, 2020
No place seems safe for Elonda English, not even her car.