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A talented nurse and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East member at UHealth Tower in Miami has her job back after being caught in the Trump Administration’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) policies that have menaced Haitian and other hard-working immigrant communities nationwide. Read More

Members of the 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Labor-Management Committee (LMC) at HCA Florida Trinity Hospital in the Tampa Bay area recently notched a win that will help their union and co-workers everyday at the facility. Read More

Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new three-year contract with 19 HCA affiliated hospitals across the state of Florida, with a significant focus on protecting healthcare jobs in the face of rapid implementation of AI and other new technologies. Read More

Member Political Organizers (MPOs) for 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East have long played an important role in mobilizing union members during election season and reinforcing how politics plays a direct and dramatic role in the quality of healthcare workers’ jobs, lives and communities. Read More

Members of 1199SEIU Florida recently won a wage reopener at Coral Gables Nursing and Rehabilitation Center that secured significant pay increases and bonuses for about 60 long-term care workers at the facility. Read More

Unions Issue 10-Day Notice for bedside hospital caregivers, service, and campus workers who are prioritizing no discrimination language, benefits and wages to help recruit and retain staff Read More

Bedside hospital caregivers, service, and campus workers are prioritizing no discrimination language, benefits and wages to help recruit and retain staff Read More

The yearly event expected to draw hundreds in effort to help get out the vote Read More

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Bedside hospital caregivers, service, and campus workers are prioritizing no discrimination language, benefits and wages to help recruit and retain staff Read More

Caregivers say new for-profit owner group came in attempting to cut worker benefits, while offering pennies above minimum wage Read More

Bedside hospital caregivers, service, and campus workers are prioritizing benefits and wages to help recruit and retain staff Read More

Registered Nurses are demanding improved staffing levels and better working conditions Read More

Coalition Invites Rep Langworthy & Opponent Gies To Address Federal Healthcare Cuts As Hospitals cut services and southern tier nursing homes close Read More

Around 700 healthcare workers at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital ratified a new union contract in September, following nearly a year of negotiations. Read More

Members of the nation’s largest healthcare union are mobilizing to get-out-the-vote for candidates committed to protecting Medicaid, standing with working families, and bringing accountability to New Jersey's Republican-held congressional districts Read More

Sarah Chrisofferson, an 1199SEIU Florida member and a Registered Nurse at a West Palm Beach hospital, recently took part in a national panel discussion on how to build worker power and achieve wins in the workplace, our communities and in politics. Read More

A talented contingent of 1199SEIU nurse members gathered in the Florida Keys for a intensive yet invigorating retreat to discuss developing new nurse leaders, tackling workplace challenges and building an even stronger sense of community among the committed union nursing professionals. Read More

With skyrocketing costs of living throughout Florida, an affordability crisis is putting punishing pressures on nurses and their fellow healthcare workers in hospitals and nursing homes across the state. Read More

Learn more about the upcoming midterm election, our endorsed candidates for Maryland and DC, and voting information. Read More