As a union of healthcare workers, patient satisfaction is our highest calling. This is best secured by ensuring a highly motivated workforce with a strong voice in the workplace. We have fought to have a voice in patient care and in the workplace as a whole.
To that end, 1199SEIU works with employers, elected officials and healthcare advocates to improve the quality of healthcare and to make it available to all.
Through our efforts, we have helped secure billions of dollars in healthcare funding in New York State alone, with similar wins, though on a smaller scale, throughout regions we serve. We continue our work to strengthen the Affordable Care Act and advance legislation that expands access to quality care for all.
May 24, 2023
Florida Caregivers File Unfair Labor Practice Complaint Against HCA Hospitals;
Vote To Refuse Voluntary Overtime Due To Safety Concerns,…
Dec 20, 2019
The Texas v. Azar Fifth Circuit decision is yet another example of the Trump administration’s vicious desire to strip working Americans of…
Sep 16, 2019
The GW Hospital violated labor laws by improperly withdrawing recognition of the labor union representing hospital workers, according to a…
Jul 24, 2019
Health is a human right, enshrined in the Alma Alta declaration by the nations of the world. After satisfying the need for food, after…
1199SEIU Strongly Rejects Modified Nursing Home Staffing Bill A382, Assails No-Notice Committee Vote
Jun 19, 2019
1199SEIU Strongly Rejects Modified Nursing Home Staffing Bill A382, Assails No-Notice Committee Vote
Jun 17, 2019
It seems like getting sick will cost you an arm and a leg, literally. The on-going Healthcare and prescription drug catastrophe is a…
Jun 10, 2019
1199SEIU represents over 700 Registered Nurses at Brooklyn’s Brookdale Medical Center and its associated long term care facility, the…
May 30, 2019
We are proud to welcome 38 new members who work as Laboratory Technologists at the Health Quest facility attached to Vassar Brother Hospital…
May 17, 2019
The proposed budget from Chairman Phil Mendelson and Councilmember Vincent Gray is a disaster for healthcare in Wards 7 and 8. The funding…