1199ers are fired up. Throughout electoral districts in 1199’s regions, Member Political Organizers (MPOs) and volunteers, including waves of Weekend Warriors, are knocking on doors, calling voters, handing out literature and joining hands with democratic and progressive allies to shake up state capitals and the U.S. Congress. Read More

“The healthcare workers of 1199SEIU are heartbroken for the children who have lost their lives due to the outbreak of adenovirus at Wanaque Center and express our deepest sympathies to their families. As we grieve, we are urgently seeking clarity from the facility administration regarding the processes being put in place to safeguard patients. Read More

Ray Flores is a 76-year-old retiree who previously worked at a New York hospital for many years before coming to Florida. Read More

Sisters and Brothers, there are only a few days to go before Election Day, when the fate of our families, communities and country will be decided. Read More

This proposed rule is an attack on all families and their right to vital services. Read More

This week more than 120 employees across 15 sites of Auburn Memorial Medical Services outside Syracuse, New York, voted by two to one to join the 1199SEIU family. On November 18, the RNs, LPNs, Medical Assistants, Clerical workers, Coders, Schedulers and X-ray technicians became part of the 1199SEIU family. Read More

Join us to knock on doors and get out the vote for Andrew Gillum for Governor and other candidates who will help protect our freedom to come together as a union, earn good wages, access quality affordable healthcare and secure affordable housing. Read More

Join us to knock on doors and get out the vote for Andrew Gillum for Governor and other candidates who will help protect our freedom to come together as a union, earn good wages, access quality affordable healthcare and secure affordable housing. Read More

Join us to knock on doors and get out the vote for Andrew Gillum for Governor and other candidates who will help protect our freedom to come together as a union, earn good wages, access quality affordable healthcare and secure affordable housing. Read More

Join us to knock on doors and get out the vote for Andrew Gillum for Governor and other candidates who will help protect our freedom to come together as a union, earn good wages, access quality affordable healthcare and secure affordable housing. Read More

NEW YORK, N.Y.—Jonathan Smith, head of the New York Metro Area Postal Union, entered the Hunts Point Station post office in the Bronx on the afternoon of Oct. 16, accompanied by a dozen-odd retired postal workers, a 4-year-old girl carrying a “The U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale” sign, and union communications director Chuck Zlatkin, who was carrying a small cardboard box of petitions with more than 5,300 signatures demanding that the U.S. Postal Service begin offering basic banking services. Read More

Health care employment in the state increased by more than 18% in the past 10 years, more than double the growth rate of overall employment, according to a report released Monday by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. Read More

The CMS is looking to increase its oversight of post-acute care settings through new civil money penalties on nursing home staff and a new verification process to confirm personal attendants actually showed up to care for seniors when they are at home. Read More

The Problem: Our state’s nursing homes are woefully understaffed! Over the course of an eight-hour shift, direct care givers — nurses and nursing assistants — often single handedly provide care to as many as 25 residents. Read More

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