As I write this, our country has suffered more than seven million Covid-19 cases and more than 200,000 deaths—far more than any other country. A University of Washington study estimates that, with winter impending and declining public
vigilance, we may surpass 400,000 fatalities by the end of the year. Read More
From stopping the spread of COVID-19 and securing healthcare coverage to ensuring safe workplaces and healthy communities, we have to choose the candidates who are most likely to work with us to get us what we need. Read More
Did you vote? Doesn’t matter how – mail ballot, in person, early vote. Whichever. Just, have you voted? And, second, have you talked to your family and friends—specifically, three of them—about voting. If not, you should. Today. The fancy term is vote tripling, but really it just means that you’re making sure three people you know have voted or are going to vote. Read More
1199SEIU members are frontline healthcare workers, caring for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, private homes, and clinics. We are all essential workers! The November 3rd Presidential election is the most important of our lifetime, because we know that our jobs and livelihoods are on the line. Read More
The school-based licensed mental health professionals of the Department of Behavioral Health School Mental Health Program stand in solidarity with the DC Nurses Association and Washington Teachers Union’s call to only reopen schools when it is safe. Read More
On June 11, 2020, healthcare workers across Florida participated in actions outside of their workplaces to call for justice for George Floyd, organized by 1199SEIU Florida. As part of these actions, workers from St Mary' s·Medical Center
knelt in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds and held signs with messages such as "Healthcare Workers for Justice,"
"Healthcare Workers for Peace," and "Justice for Floyd." One participant carried a sign that said "People Over Profits" and another carried a sign stating "PPE Now." Those messages were not directed at St. Mary's Medical Center or Tenet Healthcare.
Read More
FLORIDA - Today, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (1199SEIU) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postmaster General and the United States Postal Service (USPS) over recently implemented policies to effectively disenfranchise tens of thousands of Florida voters. Read More
CNA Anne Mercie Blot believes the outcome of the November 3 election could impact virtually every aspect of her life and all hardworking Floridians. As a mom, immigrant and healthcare worker, she’s concerned that the leaders we elect could make critical decisions about education, immigrant rights, affordable healthcare and other important issues. That’s why she is working hard as a member political organizer (MPO) every day to get out the vote. Read More
“This week’s disruptive and embarrassing debate performance by Donald Trump was a another obvious attempt to dishearten and discourage Americans, with a particular focus on Black men and the young, against casting their votes. But we have no intention of sitting back and allowing them to trick us into not exercising our right to vote. As the October 5 voter registration deadline approaches in Florida, we’re energized more than ever.” Read More
Miramar, FL —As the historic 2020 presidential election hits the home stretch of important deadlines (on September 24 vote-by-mail ballots are being sent by elections offices, and October 5 is the last day in Florida to register to vote), frontline caregivers and members of Florida’s largest healthcare union are using new tools to direct unprecedented get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts and fight for candidates who will best serve the needs of working families. Read More
CNAs, CSS, Dietary, Housekeeping, Respiratory Therapists, Unit Clerks, LPNs, and more have joined 1199SEIU because they have won contracts with better pay and affordable benefits for over 400,000 members. Read More
Francoise Paul feels for the children first. The “kids in cages,” the young ones forcibly separated from their parents, traumatized by an I.C.E raid, and/or sent to another country that is not their home under the Trump Administration’s cruel immigration policies. Read More
The contract contains substantial wage raises, retro pay, and many other benefits. The negotiation committee recommends this agreement! Read More
CNA, political activist, union organizer and great-grandmother -- these are just a few ways to describe Blanche Norwood. Currently, she's working with her union, 1199SEIU, as a member political organizer (MPO) to help get out the vote for the November 3 election. She's a seasoned MPO who has helped to mobilize voters for several big elections in the past including President Barack Obama, Vice President Al Gore and Attorney General Janet Reno. Over the years she's seen and learned a lot. But she says the 2020 election is like no other because the stakes are so high. Read More
She does it willingly, a responsibility she sees as vitally important, and it is worth a moment on a holiday meant to honor working people to consider the scope of her work. Read More
Legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser, who passed away June 26 – his 91st birthday – played a major role in the cultural life of 1199. Read More
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, caregivers have been lauded from all quarters as the heroes saving our country. But when it comes to the
recognition pay workers deserve for manning the front lines during the pandemic, generosity dries up. Read More
