Jan 2, 2019
“As healthcare workers we are no doubt going to be exposed to the flu. Having a flu shot can protect you even when you’ve taken other…
Jan 2, 2019
Sonia Ramirez is a humble home health aide who does not see herself as a hero. Her neighbors beg to differ. Many witnessed her heroism in…
Jan 2, 2019
Workers at several Baltimore area hospitals including Sinai and Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) recently settled a set of landmark,…
Jan 2, 2019
“As soon as I get someone’s ear, I’m going to talk about health care,” says Evelyn Harris, an 1199SEIU delegate who has worked as a PCA at…
Jan 2, 2019
Our Union has joined hundreds of immigrant and civil rights organizations to turn back a cruel attempt by the Trump administration to punish…
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,…
Dec 20, 2018
On the morning after the 2016 presidential elections we woke up to President Donald J. Trump. I knew we were in a world of trouble. I…
Nov 2, 2018
Community members, healthcare organizations and elected officials are struggling together in efforts to contain a national opioid epidemic…
Nov 1, 2018
It’s well-known that healthcare workers face some of the highest rates of accidental injury on the job, but it’s less well-known that health…
Oct 31, 2018
Today, there are many workers in 1199SEIU shops who can talk about workplace conditions before the nation’s most powerful healthcare union…
