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Florida family members of 1199SEIU are mourning the death, but celebrating the great character and accomplishments of one of their most impactful member leaders -- Blanche Norwood – who recently passed away at age 74. Read More

Healthcare Worker Committee Unanimously Votes To Endorse Mayoral Candidate, Plans Set To Help Get Out The Vote Read More

Yvonne Armstrong, President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, released the following statement on the Federal Government Shutdown: Read More

Members of 1199SEIU have launched a bargaining campaign for new three-year contracts at four nursing homes across Florida that would deliver fair and reasonable wage increases to keep up with the rapidly rising cost of living in the state. Read More

Florida members and delegates were among the first to join new 1199SEIU national leadership in a conversation about our union’s future when President Yvonne Armstrong hosted a multi-day listening tour in numerous locations in the state. Read More

Bargaining committee members of 1199SEIU are negotiating with Tenet Healthcare for a new contract that will stem rampant turnover and the staffing, retention and care crisis at the corporation’s four major hospitals in Palm Beach County. Read More

As a PAC contributor, you are invited to an exclusive Zoom call with Senator Cory Booker on Tuesday, 9/30 @ 7pm! On the eve of a potential gov’t shutdown, we will get the latest update on the fightback against healthcare cuts. RSVP by September 26 here: digital.1199seiu.org/BookerTownhall Read More

ORLANDO – Members of 1199SEIU joined a listening tour hosted by Central Florida Public Media and WMFE to share the many challenges and rewards of working in nursing homes and caring for the region’s elderly. Read More

Members and staff of 1199SEIU Florida made their voices heard this Labor Day in events spanning the state to tell elected officials that the needs of working families should come first, rather than giant tax breaks and other favors to billionaires and big business. Read More

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An intensive two-day program focused on strategic organizing and advocacy for social and economic justice honoring late Vice President Bruce Popper who passed away in 2022 after 45 years leading the labor movement across Upstate Read More

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We're excited to announce an exclusive Sweepstakes for PAC Payers! Read More

This Labor Day, South Florida healthcare workers and our communities who depend on them face a treacherous storm of massively slashed funding and menacing immigration tactics that will impact thousands of jobs and the delivery of critical care across the state. Read More

On Tuesday, August 12, workers at seven Planned Parenthood locations in Maryland voted to join 1199SEIU! Read More

Members of the National Guard, Customs and Border Patrol, the FBI, and others are patrolling DC as part of Donald Trump's attempted authoritarian power grab over the city. Read More

Upstate, NY - 1199SEIU was notified by New York State Department of Health and Living Legends/McGuire[1] management group that Absolut Care of Westfield submitted a plan of closure to the state in June. The employer failed to provide advanced notice to the union regarding its plan to close the 120-bed facility located in rural Chautauqua County. Read More