Community advocates, medical professionals and labor leaders Monday urged Long Island’s state Senate delegation to support a bill legalizing recreational marijuana, with the state legislative session expected to conclude in nine days. Read More

Landlords and developers, fending off a new Democratic majority and proposed rent laws, have adopted some of the tactics of their progressive critics. Read More

1199SEIU represents over 700 Registered Nurses at Brooklyn’s Brookdale Medical Center and its associated long term care facility, the Shulman and Schachne Institute. Read More

Hundreds of 1199SEIU retirees gathered in Orlando, FL on April 16 to shake a tail feather and celebrate the Division’s growth. The Union’s Retiree Division represents over 60,000 retired but active members and is the Union’s fastest growing division. Read More

Safe and affordable housing is foundational for physical and mental health, affirmed a recent study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Yet across all 1199's regions, members are facing increasingly tight housing markets in which wages lag behind rent and other housing costs. Read More

The Maryland/DC Division of 1199 recently threw a special housewarming party for Johns Hopkins floor tech Simone Hicks, who this spring moved into a new place after losing her family home to predatory lending. Read More

The Union, Funds and management came together in 1199’s Cherkasy Davis Conference Center on April 17 to celebrate winners of the 2019 Basil Paterson Scholarship. The program is named for 1199’s great friend, labor lawyer Basil A. Paterson. Mr. Paterson, an attorney for nearly five decades, spent 20 years as counsel for 1199SEIU and was a tireless advocate for homecare workers. Read More

Together with Brookdale Hospital, the NYC Department of Health and the One Brooklyn Health System, 1199 hosted a summit on April 27 to educate and mobilize East Brooklyn’s communities around health care and economic justice. Read More

Under New York State law, hospital pharmacy technicians have for decades been allowed to mix batches of medication under the direction of a licensed pharmacist. Read More

Nursing home workers pushed to the edge by out-of-state owners not committed to communities they serve Read More

After months of testimony and support from a coalition led by 1199SEIU, Maryland lawmakers passed a bill in April allowing doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prescribe to minors, without requiring parental consent, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a drug that helps prevent the transmission of HIV. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan let the bill become law by not using his veto power. Read More

New collective bargaining agreements at Vassar Brothers Medical Center and Orange Regional Medical Center are a demonstration of increasing worker power in New York’s Hudson Valley. Read More

In the labor movement, as across the rest of society, acceptance of climate change and its effects has been a mixed bag. But increasingly frequent catastrophic weather events along with a drumbeat of urgency from the scientific community are generating new awareness. A growing and diverse movement is calling for clean energy production, environmental and health justice, and a renewed dedication to the health of people, plants and animals. Read More

It should be shocking that a state senator would cite white supremacist talking points to justify a radical rollback of women's healthcare and reproductive rights. Read More

Fifty years ago, in the spring of 1959, some 450 workers at two Charleston, South Carolina, hospitals struck for more than three months for 1199 protection and recognition. Read More

With next year’s Presidential and Congressional elections, everything we’ve achieved, hold dear, and hope for our children is at stake. So when members ask what’s the most important thing they can do to protect themselves and their families, I answer, “register to vote.” If you’re already registered, register every eligible member of your family, then register your co-workers, neighbors, those you worship with—just register everyone you know. Read More

For Mother’s Day this year, we heard from 1199SEIU “kids“ about how their mother’s Union membership made their lives better. Read More

1199 is unique in this world. Our Union was founded not only as a workers’ rights organization, but also as one of freedom fighters. Written into our Constitution is our mission to unite all people, regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, national origin, or politics. Our founding document also demands we advance and defend all forms of civil rights and civil liberties and eliminate all forms of discrimination and racism. Read More

Union joins coalition to pass bill before end of legislative session Read More

Your 1199SEIU Benefit Fund is working with Mobility Capital Finance (MoCaFi) to offer a FREE financial information series for 1199SEIU members. In order to access this benefit, you must register online. Once you subscribe, you will receive tips to help you grow your savings, increase your credit score and take the next step toward achieving your financial goals. MoCaFi’s interactive online curriculum will include video, chat, e-newsletters and more—and has been customized with our members in mind. The online series, featuring financial expert Ryan Mack, runs for three months—see below for more information on the upcoming schedule. Read More