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Dozens of Bargaining Committee members from 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East have shared how the affordability crisis in Florida is impacting healthcare workers, as well as serious concerns with AI overreach, in multiple rounds of contract negotiations since they began April 2 with 19 HCA hospitals across the state. Read More

1199SEIU members stood with a diverse group of New Yorkers and elected leaders to condemn the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for roughly 330,000 Haitian and Syrian nationals. Read More

After a co-worker was pricked with a “live” needle at Florida Medical Center (FMC) in Fort Lauderdale, numerous members of 1199SEIU signed onto a grievance that resulted in the delivery of proper equipment and a safer workplace. Read More

Longtime union leader DeQuasia Canales has always been fully dedicated to improving the workplaces and lives of members all across the country, from her early days as a social worker and union steward to organizing union workers across the country, and now serving today as the Acting Executive Vice President for the Florida region of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. Read More

Led by the 1199SEIU Nurse Council, groups of RNs and LPNs recently gathered at three in-person nurse meet-ups in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties to build connections and foster leadership, engagement and power in their workplaces in 2026. Read More

New York State Department of Health Abruptly Approves Plan To Close Facility Leaving Rural Caregivers Distraught Read More

Defining our next chapter as a powerhouse Union Read More

With affordable health care under assault from the extremist Republican administration’s billionaire tax cuts, 1199ers are fighting back and calling on their state governments to plug the funding gap. Read More

He helped our union heal its wounds. Read More

From May 3-5 the Union’s most committed delegates and leaders came together in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to discuss and ratify the plan of work that the whole membership collectively participated in creating—through the listening tours, area-wide and departmental conversations, delegate meetings, and member polling. How 1199 will Build, how it will Grow, and how every member can work together to create the conditions for everyone to be able to Thrive—these are the three pillars that will take the Union forward. 1199 is only as strong as its chapters and its chapters are only as strong as its leaders. Four member leaders who work in different regions—with a variety of job titles—caught up with 1199 Magazine ahead of the summit to describe how they build community within their chapters and what strategies they use to promote member engagement. Read More

Planned Parenthood Foundation of America (PPFA) members in New York City unanimously ratified their second contract on April 1. Read More

Analilia Mejia won a special election on April 16 to take over New Jersey’s 11 Congressional district seat vacated by Mikie Sherrill when she became Governor. Read More

Members dressed in traditional attire from their countries of origin came together in the 1199SEIU headquarters in Manhattan for an evening of solidarity on March 6 to celebrate International Women’s Day. Read More

On May 4, the island town of Nantucket in Massachusetts voted by 959-321 to support funding that will allow the only nursing home on the island to remain open. Read More

Members joined a rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington DC on April 29 as justices deliberated on whether to overrule the Trump administration’s plans to remove more than 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians who are currently entitled to remain in the country under Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Read More

Retirees helped build the foundation of the Union. The Retiree Caucus makes sure that they’re able to continue their activism and pass on knowledge long after they leave their institutions. Read More

An 1199 Environmental Services Delegate at the Levindale Hebrew and Geriatric Center on the outskirts of Baltimore, MD describes how he builds community among the membership. Read More

Worker led hospital bargaining committee fought hard to win increases to pension, shift differential, incentive bonuses, a minimum 12% wage increase for all workers, plus a newly established competitive wage scale for nurses with increases ranging from 4.8% to 18% Read More

After months of intense bargaining, members of 1199SEIU have won strong contracts at numerous nursing and rehabilitation facilities across Florida designed to deliver fair wages and benefits to keep pace with the rapidly rising cost of living in Florida. Read More

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