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.
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Jul 25, 2017
Supporting the Communications Coordinator and Organizing team
• Work with New Organizing staff to quickly and efficiently accommodate their…
Jun 1, 2017
Welcome! Thank you for taking the first step to report an unsafe assignment or unsafe staffing at your facility.
May 16, 2017
Justina Cioffi is an active RN delegate at St. Mary’s Hospital in West Palm Beach, FL. She’s a member of the Union’s contract negotiating…
Mar 30, 2017
Jan Bregman retired last October after 18 years as a monitor tech at HCA-affiliated Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL. Her low-key…
Jan 17, 2017
The healthcare workers of 1199SEIU celebrate the release of freedom fighter Oscar López Rivera after 35 years in prison, and we thank…
Dec 20, 2016
"We thank President Obama for the pardons and clemencies he issued this week and throughout his years in office. The steps taken by the…
Dec 16, 2016
This year was one of historic victories and, for many of us, heartbreaking 1199ers helped scores of working-family friendly candidates win…
Nov 3, 2016
Angie Martinez to host the Get Out the Vote rally held in partnership with NAACP Youth and College Division on November 7th ; YesJulz to…
Oct 18, 2016
Things you need to know as we head into Election Day.
Oct 18, 2016
A bipartisan group of national, state and local officials, said that the current minimum wage simply not enough.