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1199 was founded in 1932 as a New York City drugstore workers’ union. Today’s 1199SEIU represents the spectrum of healthcare professions in five states and the District of Columbia. What remains true, though, is that the vast concentration of 1199’s membership is centered in New York City and its suburbs; the union represents more than 250,000 workers in the region. Tens of thousands of 1199SEIU hospital-based members work throughout the mega-health systems that include Mount Sinai, NYU Langone, Presbyterian, Northwell Health (formerly Northshore LIJ), and Montefiore. These include hospitals, ambulatory care centers, off-site provider-based clinics, and other settings. The union represents 100,000 more members who work in nursing homes and home care settings.


Mar 30, 2017
At a recent meeting with a representatives of Zenroen, a national trade union federation in Japan, 1199SEIU was asked to become a signatory…
Mar 30, 2017
Staten Island member Vishally Ahmed was a leader in the Fight For $15: “We have to make sure we keep this progress going.”
Mar 29, 2017
The recent surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across our nation is an immoral and deplorable attack on our immigrants…
Mar 24, 2017
New York City- Nurses, nurse assistants, homecare workers and other caregivers who work in hospitals, nursing homes and homecare programs…
Mar 23, 2017
The Republican health plan would devastate patient care & healthcare jobs.
Mar 22, 2017
1199ers marched throughout the regions—along with millions from Antarctica to Accra, Ghana—to tell the White House that human rights aren’t…
Mar 21, 2017
Repealing the Affordable Care Act without a replacement. Medicaid block grants. 1199ers are on the frontlines of the battle for our…
Mar 20, 2017
1199SEIU and the National Benefit Fund are again making available a free tax prep program for members, so they can pay only the taxes they…
Mar 20, 2017
Well, that didn’t take long. And we can’t say we weren’t warned. One month into his presidency, the man who ran the most racist, sexist,…
Mar 2, 2017
"Unfortunately, much of the discussion around healthcare in the President’s address to Congress last night was spent rehashing misleading…
Mar 1, 2017
Healthcare workers say working people cannot let ourselves be divided by ignorance, fear and hate, but must unite for a fair economy and…
Feb 22, 2017
Alarmed by Threats to Healthcare Funding, Healthcare Workers and Allies Are Standing up
Feb 13, 2017
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest healthcare union in the U.S., has decided to join Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, a…
Feb 9, 2017
Today we welcome 36 new members into our 1199 family after a unanimous vote to join our union. The CNAs and housekeeping staff at the Hope…
Jan 31, 2017
As a union of healthcare workers, the majority of whom are women, we know how important it is to protect the right to choose and access to…
Jan 26, 2017
“As union members, we know that the #1 priority for working Americans is good jobs and economic progress. That is one of the major reasons…
Jan 25, 2017
On Jan. 20, Midtown Manhattan belonged to the 400,000 women and men who flooded the city’s streets and unequivocally declared their support…
Jan 25, 2017
This January, Rite Aid and Walgreens expect to finalize their merger, making Walgreens the largest retail pharmacy chain in the world. This…
Jan 20, 2017
Today we welcome more than 500 new members from Mercy Medical Center into the 1199SEIU family.
Jan 17, 2017
The healthcare workers of 1199SEIU celebrate the release of freedom fighter Oscar López Rivera after 35 years in prison, and we thank…

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