LGBTQ Rights

1199SEIU’s support for LGBTQ rights predates the formation our union’s Lavender Caucus in 2002. The caucus centralized the union’s ad hoc support for LGBTQ issues under a group dedicated to working closely with labor and LGBTQ organizations in New York and other 1199SEIU regions. The caucus also cooperates in efforts with the AFL-CIO’s Pride at Work constituency.

1199SEIU represents workers at LGBTQ organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign, the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization. Some of these members have been profiled in union publications.

Our union is proud of our long record working in political and legislative arenas on the behalf of LGBTQ rights. Union leadership and members have marched and lobbied for marriage equality and the Equality Act, which would protect LGBT workers from employment discrimination.

1199ers Rally to Keep the Dream Alive in Maryland’s Capital
Jan 1, 1970
On January 16th, Martin Luther King Day, hundreds of Maryland 1199ers rallied with union members and progressives from across the state ...
Building on 1199 Civil Rights Heritage, Union Backs Marriage Equality in MD
Jan 1, 1970
There are moments in the history of 1199SEIU that remind one that it is more than a union of caregivers fighting to improve the lives of...
1199 Helps Strengthen Civil Rights in Maryland
Jan 1, 1970
The long struggle for civil rights in America took another step forward early this month when Maryland Governor Martin O?Malley signed a...
1199ers Pledge to Defend Marriage Equality in Maryland
Jan 1, 1970
1199 members along with our progressive allies at the NAACP, ACLU, AFL-CIO, and numerous other organizers across the state will be worki...
1199er Patrick Paschall Joins Hyattsville, MD City Council
Jan 1, 1970
When you speak with Patrick Paschall, it?s hard to believe that the 1199SEIU delegate and new City Councilmember from Hyattsville, Maryl...
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Editorial: Shaping the Future Honors Our Past
Jun 4, 2019
1199 is unique in this world. Our Union was founded not only as a workers’ rights organization, but also as one of freedom fighters. Written…
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A Look Back at 2018
Dec 26, 2018
Anxiety punctuated much of the last year, but 1199ers continued to shine, winning in the workplace, standing up to attacks on health care,…
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Our Delegates: Stacey Jackson, Lead Therapist
Feb 27, 2018
Like many of her colleagues at Maryland’s Chase Brexton Health Care, 1199SEIU delegate Stacey Jackson is deeply committed to providing…
49 hours for the Orlando 49
Sep 6, 2016
Coy Jones is our Political Organizer in Orlando, Florida. One month after the Pulse Tragedy, she couldn’t just sit there and watch Senator…
Chase Brexton Workers Speak Out at Rally
Aug 22, 2016
Workers at Baltimore-based Chase Brexton Health Care spoke out at a rally organized by Chase Brexton patients and community advocates.
We lost one of our own in Orlando
Jun 17, 2016
As we grieve for Orlando, our sister Anita Williams is grieving for her cousin Eddie. The tragedy in Orlando this weekend has affected us…
1199 Stands with Orlando
Jun 13, 2016
There is an urgent need for O Negative, O Positive and AB Plasma blood donors. One Blood is asking those that are not or do not know your…
Pride In Our Victories & Vigilance To Protect Them
Jun 9, 2016
This issue of "Our Life & Times" arrives as many of our sisters and brothers in the LGBTQ community are celebrating Pride Month. And no ...
Statement Re: Mississippi and North Carolina Anti-LGBT Laws
Apr 8, 2016
?The healthcare workers of 1199SEIU denounce the recent passage of legislation in Mississippi and North Carolina which openly endorses d...
1199 Expands in 2015 With Nearly 4,000 New Members Joining for Quality Care, Respect and a Voice on the Job!
Dec 29, 2015
This was an exciting year for 1199SEIU?s growing membership base, with nearly 4,000 workers joining in 2015. This new membership include...
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