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Dr. Leana Wen has served as Baltimore, Maryland’s City Health Commissioner since January, 2015. Before taking the job she was an emergency Read More

1199SEIU represents tens of thousands of Professional and Technical workers and Registered Nurses. Read More

Monnie Callan has been a union activist for more than half her life. And with a recent celebration marking her 90th birthday, that is certai Read More

Not since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also called Obamacare, had the stakes been so high. From coast to coast, people rais Read More

From Brexit in the U.K. to President Trump’s victory here at home, recent events convey that the world is tilting right. The McKinsey Glob Read More

On the afternoon of March 24, thousands of 1199SEIU members took a moment to celebrate a hard won victory when Rep. Paul Ryan pulled the Rep Read More

With a contract that expired on April 30, 2017 and a couple of months of negotiations that have not resulted in agreement, the 1199SEIU Abso Read More

Northampton, MA (May 16, 2017) – The following is a statement from Tyrék D. Lee, Sr., Executive Vice President of 1199SEIU United Healthc Read More

Justina Cioffi is an active RN delegate at St. Mary’s Hospital in West Palm Beach, FL. She’s a member of the Union’s contract negotiat Read More

More than 800 healthcare workers have been killed in the six-year old war in Syria. NPR recently reported a study which shows Syria to be th Read More

Braving icy winds from the East River, 1199SEIU members held an informational picket before delivering a message of solidarity for Liberia†Read More

Massachusetts gathered with hundreds of workers, immigrants and community advocates for a rally Feb. 21 under the banner of “We Will Persi Read More

It should not come as a surprise to 1199ers that working people these days have few friends in high places in Washington, D.C. Despite Presi Read More

June 2 and June 9, 2017- TARGET AUDIENCE: Professional Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, MDS Assessors, Physical Therapists and Read More

Opponents of a plan to store gas near Seneca Lake in upstate New York prevailed this week, after Crestwood, a Texas-based corporation, annou Read More

Hundreds of 1199SEIU Registered Nurses gathered at the state capital in Albany, New York this week to warn elected officials about the crisi Read More

“The Republican plan is about slashing care for children, seniors, working families and people with disabilities att he expense of give a Read More

Boston, MA (May 4, 2017) – The following is a statement from Tyrék D. Lee Sr., Executive Vice President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Wor Read More

Hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents—seniors, children with disabilities, and individuals with pre-existing conditions—are now Read More