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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

Bedside hospital caregivers, service, and campus workers focus on negotiating benefits and wages to help recruit and retain staff as Home Care Equipment Techs unanimously vote to join 1199SEIU Read More

1199 releases statement on Texas v. Kennedy court ruling that impacts people with disabilities Read More

MIAMI – With Floridians facing an unprecedented affordability crisis as gas, groceries, insurance, housing and other costs skyrocket, members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East have endorsed a slate of candidates in the 2026 general election who have pledged to fight for working families. Read More

Bedside hospital caregivers, service, and campus workers to continue bargaining as affordability crisis grows and more UR workers demand union rights including grad workers and some nurses over staffing levels Read More

Hospital and Campus workers to hold lunchtime walkout at University of Rochester’s School Of Nursing demanding protections, dignity for immigrant healthcare workers. Read More

MIAMI — Members of 1199SEIU, the largest union of healthcare worker in Florida, are rallying across the state as part of "Healthcare Needs All Of Us" national day of action September 24 calling on Congress to protect immigrant healthcare workers and the patients who depend on them. Read More

Nearly 190,000 workers could win union representation with 1199SEIU to raise pay and improve care as demand for care skyrockets and Medicaid is under attack Read More

Hospital and Campus workers to hold lunchtime walkout at University of Rochester’s School Of Nursing demanding protections, dignity for immigrant healthcare workers Read More

Change is within our grasp. Read More

New York nursing home members came together to protect union jobs and improve recruitment and retention across the industry. Read More

Nearly 400 members bargained around the clock to secure the union’s master contract covering 86,000 healthcare workers in the New York metropolitan area. Read More

1199 member leaders are mobilizing a political movement to reclaim and expand the rights of working people. Read More

Florida members are organizing an unstoppable force to advance the proud history of winning worker power in the Sunshine State. Read More

Founded just over forty years ago in the South Bronx, Cooperative Home Care Associates has built a unique worker-owned model that empowers caregivers while serving communities across New York. Read More

The ending of TPS protections is a direct assault on healthcare workers and those they serve. Read More