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

After a co-worker was pricked with a “live” needle at Florida Medical Center (FMC) in Fort Lauderdale, numerous members of 1199SEIU signed onto a grievance that resulted in the delivery of proper equipment and a safer workplace.

Longtime union leader DeQuasia Canales has always been fully dedicated to improving the workplaces and lives of members all across the country, from her early days as a social worker and union steward to organizing union workers across the country, and now serving today as the Acting Executive Vice President for the Florida region of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.

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.