MIAMI – Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East – the largest union of healthcare workers in Florida – have launched bargaining for a new contract with HCA-affiliated hospitals to secure pay and protections that will help alleviate a critical staffing and care crisis that has placed patients, caregivers and the state’s entire healthcare system at risk. Read More
Personal Care Attendants chanted and sang alongside people with disabilities and elders at the Embrace Memorial before heading to the State House to demand fair pay Read More
Major Healthcare Employers and Front-Line Caregivers from across the state will speak to NYS Senate and Assemblymembers Read More
It’s election season. There are numerous municipal seats up for grabs in communities across the state of Florida. Municipal elections are important because local leaders have the power to shape our workplace, communities, economy, and schools for years to come. So, it’s important to vote. Members of 1199SEIU Florida have announced endorsements in a handful of key races Read More
It’s been just a few months since 1199ers pulled out all the stops to secure a full-term for New York State Governor Kathy Hochul. Members were able to feel their power in Pennsylvania too, when their canvassing helped secure a narrow victory for John Fetterman in the U.S. Senate last November. And as far afield as Georgia, the might of the Union was on display to help push Raphael Warnock over the top in his own Senate race runoff in December. Read More
1199 Home Care members convened at the New York State capital on January 25, for a press conference to urge lawmakers to pass a much-needed increase to the state’s minimum wage. Read More
Our country has been celebrating Black History Month for nearly half a century, since it was adopted in 1976, following a campaign by
African-American scholars. Read More
There’s an old saying that if you want the rich to work harder, you pay them more. If you want the poor to work harder, you pay them less. Read More
Rochester, NY - More than 100 nursing home workers at Unity Living Center have been working without a contract since July 31, 2022 when their three-year labor agreement expired. While the employer and the union have agreed to extend the contract multiple times, they have been unable to reach a new agreement. Caregivers are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest healthcare workers union in the country. Read More
More than 200 nursing home workers at four rural facilities in Western New York are fighting for a fair contract. Their 3-year contract expired December 31, 2022. Union nursing home workers are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. Read More
“As an organization of healthcare workers dedicated to providing the very best care to our patients, our members are deeply disturbed by the recent South Florida criminal case regarding nursing schools selling fraudulent certifications.” Read More
On January 18, 1199ers joined virtually and in-person to reflect on 2022 to inform their 2023 plan to win higher wages and address inadequate staffing. Read More
1199SEIU workers will join alongside community groups, activists, and performers to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. This year’s keynote speaker is New York State Senator Jeremy A. Cooney. The afternoon of celebration will feature music, poetry, and dance. Workers will also honor the late Bruce Popper, Retired 1199SEIU Vice-President at the event. Read More
Today, 1199SEIU healthcare workers of every stripe—in hospitals and nursing homes, home care, pharmacies, community health clinics and every other caregiving setting—stand proudly with NYSNA nurses. NYSNA members have reached groundbreaking agreements at many of New York’s top hospitals which serve as a model for our state and nation. The remaining NY institutions where workers are on strike today must immediately follow suit. Read More
“We congratulate NYSNA for the groundbreaking tentative agreements they have achieved at many New York hospitals, and we call on the holdout institutions to follow suit without delay. Read More
Upcoming Massachusetts Trainings and Workshops Read More
The past year has been an especially good one for 1199 home care members in New York State. In February, an arbitrator issued an historic $32 million award covering more than 100,000 current and former 1199SEIU bargaining unit members employed at 42 New York home care agencies. In April, Home Care members in the state won a $3-an-hour increase over minimum wage, amounting to a 20 percent increase. Read More
As the country went into the midterm elections on November 8, the GOP was crowing about an expected “red wave” – counting on voters’ fears around crime and inflation to carry them through. Read More
“I am an entertainer in my soul,” says DJ Ketchup—aka Chaheem Priest, an 1199 Resident Support Worker at Glendale Nursing Home in Schenectady, New York. He’s worked there since 2008, only taking a short hiatus during the height of COVID. Read More
