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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!

Maryland Caregivers Strike to Demand Contract and Protest Poverty Pay at Nursing Home
Jan 1, 1970
Caregivers at Fayette Health and Rehabilitation Center held a 24 hour strike that began at 7am on Thursday, May 22. The 50 service, main...
Safer Staffing and Better Education Among Big Wins for UMCRMC Nurses
Jan 1, 1970
After months of tense negotiations, nurses at University of Maryland Regional Charles Medical Center (UMCRMC) in Charles County ratified...
Hundreds Tell Aventura Hospital: No Poverty Wages for Caregivers!
Jan 1, 1970
Close to 225 healthcare workers, elected officials and community supporters from across Florida marched almost a mile to Aventura Medica...
1199ers Rally to Keep the Dream Alive in Maryland’s Capital
Jan 1, 1970
On January 16th, Martin Luther King Day, hundreds of Maryland 1199ers rallied with union members and progressives from across the state ...
Member Activism: The Heart of 1199
Jan 1, 1970
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Occupy Baltimore & DC and 1199: We Are All the 99 Percent
Jan 1, 1970
The delegates of 1199SEIU?s Maryland/DC region voted unanimously on October 19 to support Occupy Baltimore and Occupy DC, the local outp...
1199 Member Activists Make a Difference in Maryland Primary Elections
Jan 1, 1970
Maryland 1199ers? member activism was seen once again during the Get Out the Vote effort for the June 24th primary elections. That activ...
The Work We Do: Ms. Eula Sheffey Is Leading D.C. Homecare Workers in the Fight for Justice
Jan 1, 1970
Eula Sheffey has been a homecare worker in Washington, D.C. for more than 30 years. She works for the Capital Care agency. During her en...
1199 Members Bring Fight to Save Southeast DC Hospital to the City Council
Jan 1, 1970
On March 9, members of 1199SEIU rallied at the DC City Council to fight back against a plan to slash services at United Medical Center (...
Hopkins Caregivers Ratify Historic Contract
Jan 1, 1970
Caregivers at Johns Hopkins Hospital are rejoicing the recent ratification of a hard-won contract, which will substantially lift wages f...
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