On October 22 in Orlando, FL, more than 30 1199ers gathered with members and representatives of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Florida, the Florida Health Care Association, and Leading Age Florida for a wide-ranging discussion of the challenges facing long term care in Florida, the growing complexities facing institutional caregivers, and ways to improve support for family caregivers. Read More
Sir Isaac Newton said, “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” And retired delegate Charles Gordon has always been ready to stand up for the rights of working people and the future of his union. Read More
Washington, D.C.’s Whitman-Walker Health is a community health provider specializing in LGBTQ+ and HIV care. The organization was founded in 1973 as The Gay Men’s VD Clinic and operated out of the basement of the Georgetown Lutheran Church. When the AIDS crisis of the 1980’s escalated, Whitman-Walker became a leader in education, testing, counseling, advocacy, and the provision of direct services to people with AIDS. The organization opened the country’s first gay, community-based medical unit devoted to the evaluation and diagnosis of AIDS symptoms. Read More
“Reach out, before a shelter is your only option!” is the advice New York City has promoted to residents in crisis for the past five years. But what do you do when your home disappears overnight? Read More
Hundreds of 1199SEIU members picketed Northwell Health’s Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) on Oct. 2 to push the healthcare mega-system to settle a contract with physician assistants (PAs) who voted overwhelmingly for 1199 membership in an August election. Read More
Join fellow 1199 members on Thursday, February 20, 2020, in Annapolis, at the House Office Building - Room 170, 6 Bladen St., for our annual Legislative Action Day! This is our chance to meet with lawmakers and advocate for laws that will improve the lives of Maryland’s working families. Read More
Members from around downstate New York gathered at a midtown Manhattan hotel on Nov. 1 for a day long discussion of best practices, labor management cooperation, and improving patient care at every level. Read More
I don’t know about you but I’m tired of the media describing President Trump’s base as the white working class. Read More
Here we are already at the end of 2019, and 2020, one the most consequential years of any of our lifetimes, is upon us. That was fast! Read More
Angelette Harley uses her powerful voice in more ways than one. A star member of the Purple Voices union choir, she recently became an member political organizer (MPO) to help elect candidates who will best serve working families in Central Florida. Read More
Members of 1199SEIU played an important part in political victories in Orlando, Saint Petersburg and South Florida earlier this month, electing local leaders who will best serve working families and their communities. These efforts included a key election for the Orlando City Commission District 6, in which political newcomer Bakari Burns was the top vote-getter, but still faces a critical runoff on December 3. Read More
Nursing home workers at Avante at Boca Raton have ratified a new contract. The three-year agreement includes noteworthy gains. Among them, pay raises totaling 9% worth of increases over the 3-year agreement, higher minimum wages, additional paid time off based on seniority and bonuses for everyone. Read More
Certified nursing assistants at Susanna Wesley Health Center, a 120-bed nursing home facility in Hialeah, have a lot to cheer about today. They have approved a new contract that includes significant gains. Among them, higher wages and additional paid time off for longtime employees. Read More
Ensuring the safety of our clean water supply has been one of the most important public health achievements in America’s history. But unbelievably, over the last two years, the Trump administration has worked to erode nearly half a century’s worth of progress with a swift and near-constant assault on the Clean Water Act. Their repeal of a 2015 rule shows that their interests favor polluters, not Floridians who rely on a clean drinking water supply. Read More
There might not be a presidential or gubernatorial race on the ballot on November 5, but 1199SEIU Florida members are excited and working hard to spread the word about important municipal races in Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg. A dedicated team of member political organizers, or MPOs, have been making phone calls and knocking on thousands of doors. Read More
Toni Baldie comes from a family of smart healthcare professionals. The RN in the intensive care unit of HCA-affiliated hospital Northwest Medical Center in Margate has a sister who is a doctor in Jamaica and her mom works in a hospital in New York. Her Auntie Precious is a nurse in South Carolina and several other relatives serve in the healthcare field in the U.S. and her native Jamaica. Read More
Albany, NY The uncertainty and the drama continue. Just yesterday, October 21, the health caregivers at Good Samaritan Nursing Home and Kenwood Manor were given a 30-day reprieve from the immediate termination of their health benefits, because their employer, the Lutheran Care Network, made a partial payment to their Health Benefit Fund. However the future is more intimidating than ever, as workers, residents and families have not been given any information about the future of the two facilities.
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