Fight for $15

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!

Alcalde de Tampa Proclama “Día del cuidado de las personas mayores”

Apr 6, 2016

Tampa, FL - En un foro comunitario el 5 de abril sobre la crisis en el cuidado de las personas mayores o que viven con discapacidad, el ...

APRIL 5TH: Mayor Buckhorn Joins Town Hall "Facing Tampa's Senior Care Crisis"

Apr 1, 2016

Facing Tampa?s Senior Care Crisis Mayor Bob Buckhorn joins seniors, caregivers and industry experts at a Town Hall to unders...

ABRIL 5: Foro con Alcalde Buckhorn sobre crisis del cuidado para los ancianos

Apr 1, 2016

Enfrentando la crisis del cuidado de las personas mayores en Tampa El Alcalde Bob Buckhorn se unir

Homecare & Healthcare Workers of 1199SEIU Celebrate Historic Budget Agreement that Puts NY on Path to $15 Minimum Wage

Mar 31, 2016

Agreement means fewer hardworking homecare workers, nurse assistants and other caregivers will have to rely on food stamps to feed their...

Niagara Elected and Community Leaders to Gather With Clergy in Support of Low-Wage Workers

Mar 29, 2016

You are invited to breakfast: This breakfast meeting is open to the media. It is a close-up opportunity to get beyond the inside politi...

CAPITAL REGION LOCAL ELECTED, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TAKE THE MINIMUM WAGE CHALLENGE: THEY ARE LIVING ON THE CURRENT $9 MINIMUM WAGE FOR 5 DAYS

Mar 29, 2016

CAPITAL REGION LOCAL ELECTED, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TAKE THE MINIMUM WAGE CHALLENGE: THEY ARE LIVING ON THE CURRENT $9 MINIMUM...

1199SEIU Members at Columbia Memorial Hospital Shine the Light on Quality Care and Good Jobs at Candlelight Vigil

Mar 27, 2016

?Maintaining and improving quality care and protecting the local economy are goals around which everyone should agree.? Des...

Low-wage Healthcare Workers & Community Members to Circulate “Ferry Riders for $15” Petition at Rush Hour in Support of $15 Minimum Wage

Mar 23, 2016

Hundreds of thousands of NY nurse assistants, home health aides and other healthcare workers make around $10 an hour and many have to re...

HUDSON VALLEY ELECTED AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL TAKE THE MINIMUM WAGE CHALLENGE FOR 5 DAYS

Mar 22, 2016

Tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, March 23, more than 20 community and labor leaders, students, senior citizens, and elected officials from...

1199SEIU North Country Honoree Calling on Elected Officials to Support Proposal for $15 Minimum Wage

Mar 19, 2016

Longtime 1199SEIU Member and Organizer Honored by Northeast Central Labor Council at Annual Legislative Breakfast in Plattsburgh

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In a win for Florida hospital patients, caregivers and the communities they serve, the United States Trustee, a component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for protecting the integrity of the bankruptcy system, has appointed 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the state’s largest union of healthcare workers, to serve on the committee monitoring the bankruptcy case of Steward Health Care system. Read More
In a powerful show of solidarity, registered nurses and other caregivers at Phelps Hospital voted 98.9% to authorize a strike if hospital management refuses to settle a fair contract that provides greater staff input on patient care. Read More
1199ers continue to engage and monitor bankruptcy process impacting over 7,000 members in Massachusetts and Florida Read More
Frontline Workers from Across State Unite to Demand DOH Enforce Staffing Ratios To Protect Patient Care Read More
A contingent of Florida nurse members from 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East will travel this week to New York City and join other top caregivers from numerous states at the 1199SEIU 2024 Nurse of Distinction Awards Gala. Read More
RN Guillermo Lopez was one of a handful of members from 1199SEIU who attended the two-day training hosted by SEIU, Service Employees International Union. Read More
The theme of this year’s National Nurses Week (May 6 – May 12) is "Nurses Make the Difference," honoring the incredible nurses who embody the spirit of compassion and care in every health care setting. As part of the celebration, a wide range of companies are offering great deals and discounts for nurses. Read More
Nurse members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East joined a large contingent of union members, staff and family at a recent rally in support of the Amendment 4 ballot initiative to restore and protect women’s reproductive rights and privacy in Florida. Read More
As critical frontline caregivers, 1199SEIU Florida nurses have joined our union’s demands that Steward Health Care provide answers and ensure protections to the community and caregivers after the company recently filed for bankruptcy. Read More
Healthcare Workers Union Celebrates the Hard Work and Dedication of Area Nurses with a Fun-Filled Evening of Socializing & Shopping Read More
Steward Healthcare’s declaration of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and its impact on the numerous communities currently served by the Steward-owned hospitals in the Commonwealth is of concern to MNA, 1199SEIU and other members of the Our Community Our Hospital coalition. Read More
As a union of healthcare workers, many thousands of whom belong to the Haitian diaspora, we are appalled by the crisis gripping the country. We call for the immediate end to political and gang-related violence in Haiti and the reestablishment of self-governance with democratic elections. Read More
Professional Home Care Workers Unique Group Among Growing Local and National Trend To Join A Union Will Begin Negotiations For Their First Labor Contract With Largest Employer in Upstate New York Read More
Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East showed up in force at a recent rally in support of the Amendment 4 ballot initiative to restore and protect women’s reproductive rights and privacy in Florida. Read More
‘Healthcare Heroes’ Demand a Greater Voice in Patient Care Read More
Healthcare Workers and union members from across Western New York get out the vote in support of former Occupational Therapist, Tim Kennedy in last days before Special Election for NY Congressional District 26 Read More
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The caregivers of 1199SEIU express our heartfelt condolences to the family of Congressman Donald Payne, Jr., who led a life serving New Jersey’s working families. Read More
“The Florida members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East applaud and appreciate the Biden-Harris Administration’s new national requirements to protect senior patients and their caregivers in nursing homes across the nation. Read More
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East has announced its endorsement of Rep. Andy Kim for US Senate. Read More

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