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.
New York State Department of Health Abruptly Approves Plan To Close Facility Leaving Rural Caregivers Distraught
Defining our next chapter as a powerhouse Union
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.
He helped our union heal its wounds.
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.
Planned Parenthood Foundation of America (PPFA) members in New York City unanimously ratified their second contract on April 1.
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.
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.
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.