Health Care for All

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.

Mental Health: Depression

May 6, 2019

A Six-Hour Interprofessional Symposium in Honor of Mental Health Awareness Month

UNITING TO SAVE UMC

Apr 16, 2019

Workers and community members in Washington, D.C., are fighting to change the narrative at one local hospital. United Medical Center (UMC),…

Massachusetts Home Health Workers Build Strength Despite Obstacles

Apr 16, 2019

Maintaining Union Strength 1199SEIU Personal Care Attendants (PCAs) in Massachusetts have a lot of irons in the fire these days. In one of…

Healthcare Workers Applaud House Budget for New Healthcare Investments

Apr 11, 2019

Budget provides a boost for nursing homes, PCAs and other crucial programs that care for state’s most vulnerable residents

HOME CARE WORKERS UNITE FOR QUALITY CARE

Apr 5, 2019

As PCAs, we care for Massachusetts. Every day, we enter the homes of those who are family or who have become like family to ensure they are…

Caregivers Need Your Support for Quality Home Care

Apr 5, 2019

Tell Governor Baker to Invest in Home Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities

New 1199SEIU-GNYHA HEP Ad Pushes Albany to Shore Up Healthcare Funding 

Mar 29, 2019

New York, NY- As New York State’s budget deadline gets closer, and as Washington tries to destroy the Affordable Care Act in the courts, on…

Thousands of 1199ers Gather In Albany To Protect Our Healthcare

Mar 22, 2019

We showed up and showed out on Tuesday in Albany to fight the proposed Medicaid cuts that are threatening our ability to provide high…

1199SEIU Caregivers hold rally at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital to stop Medicaid cuts!

Mar 5, 2019

New York, NY- Hundreds of workers, members of 1199SEIU, braved the cold and came out at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital to send a clear…

We Need More Comprehensive Health Care for District Residents East of the River

Feb 21, 2019

Residents of Ward 7 and 8 deserve a full-service hospital with specialty services like cardiac and cancer care. There is no guarantee these…