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.
Sep 6, 2018
Miami, FL — Registered nurses and healthcare workers from the state’s largest healthcare union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East,…
Sep 3, 2018
The Labor Day holiday was created in 1894 to honor both the struggles and achievements of the American workforce. More than a century later,…
Aug 22, 2018
Here’s what you need to know to vote in the 2018 general election.
Aug 20, 2018
Throughout the Union’s regions, 1199ers are answering the call to mobilize voters to beat back the political assault on working people.
Jun 28, 2018
A U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday prohibiting public-sector unions from charging nonmembers "fair share" fees for representing the…
Jun 26, 2018
The Trump administration has been systematically criminalizing immigration and immigrants. From DACA to intimidating ICE raids, indefinite…
Jun 25, 2018
President Donald Trump still wants to deny due process to unauthorized immigrants crossing the United States border, sending a pair of…
Jun 19, 2018
On June 14, 2018, 61 caregivers at multiple Mentor Health facilities voted overwhelmingly to join the 1199SEIU family.