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The overwhelming majority of healthcare workers at UHealth Tower, formerly the University of Miami hospital, have ratified their new contract. Read More

“Every day we show up and put the work in for our communities, and now it’s time for management to show up at the negotiating table and agree to a fair contract.” Read More

Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, Florida’s largest union of healthcare workers, have voted to picket at 11 nursing homes on August 8 to demand better wages, protections and safer staffing levels for caregivers and patients that would help solve the worsening long-term care crisis in the state. Read More

More than 300 nursing home workers at Weinberg Campus will vote on the 18-month agreement calling off a planned strike, but union still calls on highest paid non-profit leader in WNY and all board of directors to be replaced Read More

Wage Increases & Improvements Under The Contract Aim to Narrow Gap In Area Standard Wages & Benefits For Rural Caregivers Doing Same Work As Their Counterparts at Legend Health Network facilities across Upstate Read More

More than 300 nursing home workers at Weinberg Campus will strike to protest poorly managed facility, unpaid benefits, low wages, and inadequate staffing levels - while CEO Bob Mayer among highest paid non-profit leaders in Western New York Read More

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East has endorsed Kamala Harris for President. Read More

A statement from George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. Read More

“Our 1199SEIU caregivers and workers are dedicated to the well-being of our communities, so the department closures, layoffs, bankruptcy and now criminal investigation of Steward Health Care are of grave concern to our members at North Shore Medical Center, Palmetto General Hospital and Florida Medical Center. Read More

Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, Florida’s largest union of healthcare workers, have launched an intensive contract campaign calling for improved wages, protections and safer staffing levels for patients and caregivers that would help solve the ongoing care crisis in nursing homes across the state. Read More

Healthcare Workers Provide Critical Endorsement for Special Primary on July 16th Read More

On June 20, the New York Appellate Division,Third Judicial Department rejected the nursing home industry’s attempt to overturn the law requiring nursing homes to spend 70% of their total revenue on resident care and 40% of revenue on front-line staff. The vast majority of nursing home revenue comes from taxpayer funds through Medicaid and Medicare. Read More

Nearly 400 home care workers in Erie, Niagara, Monroe & Ontario counties won wage increases, paid holidays, paid training, and a voice on the job Read More

It’s an exciting time for nursing home workers at Miami Shores Rehabilitation Center and Hialeah Shores Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. That’s because they recently ratified their new contract. It is a strong contract that includes wage increases, recognition for years of experience and additional sick time. Read More

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest and fastest-growing healthcare union in New York and nationwide, provided critical on the ground support in several high-profile primary races around the state including John Mannion's winning campaign in New York's 22nd congressional district. Read More

The economic problems faced by workers are very real. Building worker power and unity is the only way to solve them. Read More

Florida members are fighting for the freedom to make their own personal health care decisions. Read More

Let’s make sure the Juneteenth federal holiday is recognized in all of our contracts. Read More

Members at Phelps Hospital reached a tentative agreement at 5:13 a.m. in the morning on May 30th, narrowly averting a one-day strike planned for the following day. Read More

The the ranks of 1199 continue to grow and diversify, including members who perform gender-affirming care at Planned Parenthood and other specialized clinics. Membership in the 1199 LGBTQIA+ Caucus is growing, too. Read More