Maryland/DC

The 1199SEIU Maryland/DC Division represents over 10,000 members who work in major academic medical centers and other hospitals and dozens of long-term care facilities in Maryland and Washington, DC.

1199SEIU is a leader on social justice issues in the region, moving successful campaigns to raise the minimum wage, create marriage equality, and expand rights for our newest Americans.

Formed in 2005 out of the merger of the former SEIU locals 1199E-DC and 1998 with 1199SEIU, the MD/DC division is a political powerhouse, mobilizing members to support and win electoral and issue campaigns.

1199SEIU workers led a historic strike at Baltimore’s world-renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2014 that set a new benchmark for labor agreements in the healthcare industry.

Caring Across Maryland 2023 Legislative Agenda

Dec 20, 2022

Direct care pay has historically remained low due to multiple factors, including under-investment in long-term care services and…

Get Involved in 2023

Dec 20, 2022

Check out some of the upcoming events for 2023 in the Maryland/DC region.

The President's Column: Expanding the Movement

Oct 11, 2022

The mainstream media has downplayed one of the biggest stories of the year. I’m referring to the tens of thousands of workers organizing…

Editorial: Your Vote Matters

Oct 11, 2022

If ever there were a time to stand up for our families and our communities, this is it. It is less than two years since we went all out to…

Major Student Loan Relief Program Expires October 31 – Apply Now!

Sep 29, 2022

Do you have federal student loans or know someone who does? Do you/they work for a not-for-profit healthcare institution or other non-profit…

The President's Column: Curbing the Court

Sep 1, 2022

No matter how young or old we are, we Americans have grown up hearing quite a few myths about our democracy that very often proved to be…

1199 members have access to Tickets at Work

Aug 12, 2022

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East has access to TicketsatWork, the leading Employee Perks & Discount program in the Nation!

1199SEIU Statement on Abortion Rights

Jun 24, 2022

“As a union of healthcare workers, we recognize that the right to an abortion is fundamental to reproductive health, overall health, and…

George Gresham re-elected President of 1199SEIU

Jun 22, 2022

New York, NY—On Tuesday, June 14, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest union of healthcare workers in the nation, installed…

The President's Column: It’s Time to Fight for What’s Right

Jun 15, 2022

When he was murdered in 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was in Memphis supporting a sanitation workers’ strike. This is well known. Less well…