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.
Jun 3, 2013
The agency cites violation of federal court injunction, seeks reinstatement of previous wages and benefits for workers and prospective f...
May 30, 2013
(Corning, NY) - Nurses and other staff of Guthrie Corning Hospital plan to picket the
facility on June 6 if no agreement is ...
May 21, 2013
Health workers say funding disparities pose major threat to Massachusetts community hospitals
Caregivers call o...
May 21, 2013
About a thousand workers from the Partners in Care homecare agency gathered at a mid-town Manhattan hotel on May 20 to kick off their ca...
May 15, 2013
Caregivers of the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center unanimously approved new labor contract terms this week after several months of negoti...
May 13, 2013
Homecare Education Fund Dinner Honors Basil Paterson
May 13, 2013
Basil - Images by Jim Tynan...
May 9, 2013
At a crowded May 7 NYC press conference, 1199SEIU President George Gresham thanked the organizers of this year?s National Puerto Rican D...
May 2, 2013
?I love 1199,? says Yahaira Vasquez, a team assistant at Brooklyn?s Visiting Nurse Services (VNS). ?The Union is the main reason I?ve be...
May 2, 2013
Thousands of people gathered in Union Square in lower Manhattan on May 1 for a May Day rally and march that called for the reform of the...
May 2, 2013
Florida - Monica Russo, president of SEIU Florida State Council (SEIU Florida) and Executive Vice President of 1199SEIU United Healthcar...