Florida

At 1199SEIU Florida, we represent more than 25,000 healthcare employees —from nurses to clerical employees — 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.

It's Tax Time!

Feb 25, 2019

1199SEIU and the National Benefit Fund are again making available a free tax prep program for members, so they can pay only the taxes they…

Members Vote Down HCA Affiliates' Proposed Cuts To Dental & Retirement Restoration Plans!

Feb 21, 2019

In early January, nurses and other healthcare employees who work at HCA-affiliated hospitals in Central and South Florida overwhelmingly…

Support Medicaid Expansion

Feb 20, 2019

Did you know Florida’s Medicaid program leaves behind about 700,000 Floridians every year? Through the Affordable Care Act, states have the…

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,…

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…

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…

Broward 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…

1199SEIU Pres. Gresham on Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation

Oct 11, 2018

New York, NY – President George Gresham has released the following statement regarding the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the United…

Nurses to Highlight Health Risks of Climate Change at Miami Rally

Sep 6, 2018

Miami, FL — Registered nurses and healthcare workers from the state’s largest healthcare union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East,…