Statement of Milly Silva, Executive Vice President, on Supreme Court DAPA/DACA decision

Largest Non-Profit Nursing Home Announced Plan To Close Amid Management’s Inability To Consistently Pay Workers As Health Insurance Coverage Lapses

Jennifer Parker faced four difficult pregnancies, including three miscarriages, before delivering a healthy baby girl 13 years ago. The Unit Secretary at HCA Florida Osceola Medical Center also has a friend who experienced the heartbreak of delivering a stillborn baby. These serious personal experiences as well as what she sees everyday as a healthcare worker makes her resolute in her support of Florida Amendment 4 on this November’s ballot to reverse Florida’s extreme abortion ban.

As Union members we know that improving the lives of working people is better for everyone.

Virginia Kondas, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse at UHealth Tower in Miami and a member of 1199SEIU Florida, has been a caregiver for 30 years. She is a strong advocate of Amendment 4 on November’s ballot that would reverse Florida’s dangerous abortion ban and stop government interference with a woman’s most private medical care.

Children are not born with a sense of social justice. It is something that develops over time if they are surrounded by positive influences. And it is never too early to instill the value of community and explain the value of collective action.

We cannot afford to squander our chance to make our voices heard.

More than 850 staff at Northwell Health’s Core Testing Facilities overwhelmingly voted to join 1199SEIU family on September 25. The new members included technologists, technicians, phlebotomists and customer service representatives.

On September 26, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law critical reforms that will lay the groundwork for addressing the safety and staffing issues in the state’s nursing homes.

Since being released from jail in 2021 after spending nearly 24 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, Jon-Adrian Velazquez, has wasted no time.

Members from all the Union’s regions who would like to learn more about how create change in their communities through political action are invited to take part in the Union’s Advanced Member Development program, which runs every year.