“The healthcare workers of 1199SEIU stand in solidarity with the people of Flint, Michigan, who have been affected by lead-poisoned water in a devastating and ongoing public health crisis. Access to safe, clean, affordable water is a fundamental human right. As caregivers, we know that the long term effects of lead poisoning can have disastrous health and economic outcomes on families, their children and their communities. We join with Flint citizens to demand clean water, an independent investigation into the crisis, accountability for those who are responsible, investment in infrastructure upgrades, and access to medical care and financial compensation for the victims of the poisoned water.”
-George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest healthcare union in the nation.
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Driven by their commitment to providing quality care for their patients, workers at two Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (“PPGNY”) sites in Long Island joined 1199SEIU, the largest and fastest growing healthcare union in New York. Read More
More than 100 long-term care workers from across Florida gathered in Orlando recently to accomplish one goal – prepare for contract negotiations. Read More
Jennifer Parker, a longtime and active 1199SEIU Florida member-leader recently authored an editorial published in The Orlando Sentinel that called out Governor Ron DeSantis and other state politicians for their cynical claims and misguided priorities while failing to serve working families. Read More
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The Home Care Savings & Reinvestment Act introduced in Albany this year is designed to stop profit-driven insurance companies from ripping off home care consumers and taxpayers. The 1199 Magazine caught up with some CDPAP members in Albany as they lobbied their elected representatives to support this legislation and protect their wages. Read More
Members show solidarity for Women's History Month Read More
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The marriage of culture and politics is a powerful force. Read More
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Members came together at Union headquarters to honor past heroes and build for the future. Read More
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Workers at WestMed, a consortium of doctors’ offices and urgent care centers located at seven different sites around Westchester, New York, reached out to 1199 when their conditions started to change following the corporate takeover. Read More
Hundreds of Massachusetts 1199ers took to the streets on March 20 outside Governor Maura Healey’s office to protest her state budget proposal that threatens to cut 6,000 consumers out of the Personal Care Assistant program, which provides home care services across the state. Read More
Members in Maryland joined other progressive organizations at a rally for health justice outside the state capitol building in Annapolis on February 26. Read More
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Union activists celebrated International Women’s Day up and down the East Coast in a variety of events designed to build solidarity. Read More
Members from all around New York State took to the streets to pressure Governor Hochul to protect the most vulnerable. Read More
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US Senate Candidate Andy Kim expresses support for NJ nurses as they fight for better jobs and improved patient staffing for their community. Read More
More than 300 healthcare workers at Living Legends Network facilities in Westfield, East Aurora and Allegany will hold informational pickets as management proposes below standard wages at these facilities despite others within same network being paid more for same work. Read More
