Contract Includes Maintains Health Benefits With Little or No Cost To 1199 Members Read More

Since summer 2018, thousands of nursing home caregivers throughout New York City, Westchester and Long Island have been in contract negotiations with their employers. They’re not asking for special treatment, just a fair contract in line with what workers with the League of Voluntary Hospitals won this July. Read More

New York, NY – President George Gresham has released the following statement regarding the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court: Read More

Statement from 1199SEIU regarding GOP gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis airing false storm-related attack ads in the middle of a real life-threatening Category 4 hurricane hitting the Florida Panhandle. SEIU Florida represents more than 55,000 active and retired healthcare professionals, public employees, and property service workers in the state. Read More

Have you met the queen? Her real name is Ghislaine Bazile but she’s affectionately known as the “queen” at the nursing home where she works in North Miami Beach. Read More

HAVERSTRAW - Hundreds of 1199SEIU union nurses around the Hudson Valley protested Wednesday for better contracts. Read More

Blanche Norward is a certified nursing assistant, member political organizer and a great grandmother. When she started working at a nursing home in Miami in 1975, a gallon of gas cost 44 cents, the average cost of a home was around $39,000 and portable cassette players and recorders were all the rage. Read More

Hello Professionals at ORMC. Please fill out this one question survey about your health benefits. Read More

WE WON a $15 minimum wage and paid family leave through strong advocacy, and by electing candidates who are committed to standing up for what matters. But our work is not finished – now it’s time to vote. Read More

Election Day is quickly approaching. We need all hands on deck to GET OUT THE VOTE and ensure we get the representation we need. Join us for as many of the canvass days as you can. Read More

This year the Asian Pacific Islander (API) Caucus plans to encourage members to get educated and get involved! Read More

The RN negotiating committee needs your response on the following two issues, which will guide the Union’s future counterproposals. Read More

It should come as no surprise to individuals who operate within the home health care sector that fraud and abuse can and does happen. As any honest agency owner or caregiver with integrity would admit, that needs to be rooted out as quickly as possible to ensure the safety of all clients, elderly or disabled. Unfortunately, it’s not just clients who are being abused and taken advantage of by some agencies. A recent New York City investigation found that 75% of home care agencies that were investigated had been taking advantage of the caregivers on their staff. Read More

One year after Hurricane Maria, join us to honor those we lost and stand in solidarity with those fighting to recover. Read More

In less than two months, voters across the country can begin to lead our nation out of the nightmare of the Trump administration. We would not be exaggerating to call the Nov. 6 election one of the most critical in generations. Read More

1199SEIU members are actively involved in the New York State Primary Election campaigns for the following candidates. Read More

Miami, FL — Registered nurses and healthcare workers from the state’s largest healthcare union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, will join allies on Saturday at a concert and rally to demand meaningful climate leadership from Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and highlight the health risks of climate change. As a principal sponsor of the event, 1199SEIU nurses will be providing a “Cool Down” Tent for attendees to seek water and shade during the day’s festivities and receive information from nurses about the health risks of climate change. Read More

On Tuesday, September 5th, primary day, we made our voices heard. Across the state, the power of our union was on display as members canvassed and called their neighbors, provided rides to the polls, and voted. Read More

Home health care workers are often shorted on their wages and harassed by their agencies, according to an investigation by the New York City Department of Consumers Affairs (DCA). Read More

After meeting with the Jordan Health administration on Wednesday, union members rejected what Jordan Health calls its final offer. Read More