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Healthcare Workers Fight For $15!

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Healthcare workers have dedicated their lives to providing quality care, but too many caregivers are trapped in poverty. Many healthcare workers make less than $15 an hour and are struggling to pay for food, housing, utilities and other basic essentials. This has a negative impact on patient care, because low wages hurt recruitment and retention of qualified caregivers.

The Fight For $15 is not just about low-wage caregivers, it is about the future of all healthcare jobs and our entire industry. By raising up our low-wage sisters and brothers, we can put upward pressure on employers to improve wages for every healthcare worker. Our vision is that ALL healthcare jobs should be good jobs with a living wage, health benefits and a union. This fight is even more urgent as billionaires keep amassing more wealth, undermining our economy and our democracy.

Fill out the form to the right to get involved today – Together, healthcare workers can win the Fight For $15 for ALL working people!

Aug 5, 2011
The 1199SEIU New Jersey Division was formed out of the merger of the former SEIU Local 1199 NJ with 1199SEIU in October 2008. The New Je...
Jul 28, 2011
?Everything is tight. We?re all robbing Peter to pay Paul, you know, taking a little from here to pay there. That?s the reason we need f...
Jan 1, 1970
On February 7, 1199SEIU members joined minimum-wage workers and supporters outside of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce to issue a challe...
Jan 1, 1970
After working for over a year under an expired contract, caregivers at Baltimore?s Fayette Health and Rehabilitation Center overwhelming...
Jan 1, 1970
After months at the table, Genesis union members at Long Green Center and Catonsville Commons are still in negotiations with management ...
Jan 1, 1970
Vote ends 18 months of negotiations for safe staffing, labor protections and fair wages in advance of planned construction of a $655 mil...
Jan 1, 1970
MIAMI, FL ? On the heels of strikes at 19 Consulate Health Care facilities, caregivers, represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Worker...
Jan 1, 1970
Thanks to the campaign by DC?s homecare workers, more agencies are obeying the law and paying the city?s living wage of $13.60 an hour.W...
Jan 1, 1970
The morning after his State of Union address calling for 2014 to be ?a year of action,? President Obama brought his message to a Costco ...
Jan 1, 1970
We are the caregivers who have dedicated our lives to delivering the best possible care to those living in our communities day in and da...
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