Florida

At 1199SEIU Florida, we represent more than 25,000 healthcare workers, from nurses to clerical employees and everyone in between 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.

A Look Back at 2018

Dec 26, 2018

Anxiety punctuated much of the last year, but 1199ers continued to shine, winning in the workplace, standing up to attacks on health care,…

Nurse Marilyn Ralat Albernas is Voting for the Freedom to Live with a Pre-Existing Condition

Oct 30, 2018

World traveler, activist, union leader and cancer survivor. These are just a few words to describe Marilyn Ralat Albernas.

Florida Partnership Yields Results

Oct 29, 2018

Last year, when 1199SEIU and the University of Miami Hospital (UMH) began bargaining wages for the first year of the three-year collective…

Vote for Freedom Canvass Events

Oct 26, 2018

Join us to knock on doors and get out the vote for Andrew Gillum for Governor and other candidates who will help protect our freedom to come…

Vote for Freedom Canvass Events

Oct 26, 2018

Join us to knock on doors and get out the vote for Andrew Gillum for Governor and other candidates who will help protect our freedom to come…

VOTE FOR FREEDOM CANVASS EVENTS

Oct 26, 2018

Join us to knock on doors and get out the vote for Andrew Gillum for Governor and other candidates who will help protect our freedom to come…

Vote for Freedom Canvass Events

Oct 25, 2018

Join us to knock on doors and get out the vote for Andrew Gillum for Governor and other candidates who will help protect our freedom to come…

Ray Flores, Retired Hospital Worker, is Voting for the Freedom to Have a Safe, Affordable Home for His Family

Oct 24, 2018

Ray Flores is a 76-year-old retiree who previously worked at a New York hospital for many years before coming to Florida.

Tampa Bay Super Saturday

Oct 18, 2018

Join us to knock on doors and get out the vote for Andrew Gillum for Governor and other candidates who will help protect our freedom to come…

Palm Beach Super Saturday

Oct 18, 2018

Join us to knock on doors and get out the vote for Andrew Gillum for Governor and other candidates who will help protect our freedom to come…