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.
Sep 18, 2013
Press Statement: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Contact: Jose Suarez
305.340.1085; jose.suarez@1199.org
Aug 28, 2013
In recent months, officials at the State University of New York (SUNY) have attempted to shutter Long Island College Hospital in Cobble ...
Aug 27, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
CONTACT: Jose Suarez, jose.suarez@1199.org, 305.340.1085
Aug 26, 2013
On August 26th, 1920, after more than three generations of a courageous campaign, women earned the right to vote. Today we celebrate and...
Aug 22, 2013
Press Statement: August 22, 2013
Contact: Jose Suarez
305.340.1085; jose.suarez@1199.org
Aug 21, 2013
Press Statement: August 21, 2013
Contact: Jose Suarez
305.340.1085; jose.suarez@1199.org
Aug 1, 2013
The healthcare crisis facing working-class and poor New Yorkers is getting worse. St. John?s Episcopal Hospital, the only acute-care fac...
Jul 12, 2013
Several people were arrested Wednesday morning as hundreds of union members, Brooklyn residents, concerned citizens and elected official...
Jul 12, 2013
Bill de Blasio, New York City mayoral candidate, committed civil disobedience in the tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King and was arreste...