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Healthcare Workers Fight For $15!

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Healthcare workers have dedicated their lives to providing quality care, but too many caregivers are trapped in poverty. Many healthcare workers make less than $15 an hour and are struggling to pay for food, housing, utilities and other basic essentials. This has a negative impact on patient care, because low wages hurt recruitment and retention of qualified caregivers.

The Fight For $15 is not just about low-wage caregivers, it is about the future of all healthcare jobs and our entire industry. By raising up our low-wage sisters and brothers, we can put upward pressure on employers to improve wages for every healthcare worker. Our vision is that ALL healthcare jobs should be good jobs with a living wage, health benefits and a union. This fight is even more urgent as billionaires keep amassing more wealth, undermining our economy and our democracy.

Fill out the form to the right to get involved today – Together, healthcare workers can win the Fight For $15 for ALL working people!

As proposed Partners HealthCare takeover looms, labor unrest grows at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital

Apr 10, 2014

As proposed Partners HealthCare takeover looms, labor unrest grows at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Workers to pic...

New York’s Long-Term-Care Givers Win New Protections in State Budget

Apr 2, 2014

Just days before the April 1 New York State budget deadline, 1199SEIU members sent a powerful message to the Governor and state legislat...

New Jersey 1199SEIU Members Endorse Ras Baraka for Mayor of Newark

Mar 8, 2014

1199SEIU, representing 16,000 healthcare families in New Jersey, announced its endorsement of Councilman Ras Baraka for Mayor of Newark ...

Labor Unrest Grows at Largest Nursing Home Chain in Mass.

Feb 26, 2014

Genesis, also largest nursing home chain in country, under fire for poverty wages, healthcare gaffe, and psych facility closure

State’s largest healthcare union wins new contract with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Plymouth

Feb 25, 2014

Healthcare workers at former Jordan Hospital win better wages while preserving health benefits, education programs PLYMOUTH,...

1199 to NYS Legislature: Please Care for Those Who Give Care

Feb 7, 2014

The New York State Legislature is holding its annual budget hearings for fiscal year 2014-15. On February 3, State Senate and Assembly m...

Statement of Milly Silva, 1199SEIU Executive VP and Former Lt. Gov. Candidate, on Gov. Christie’s State of the State Address

Jan 15, 2014

Contact: Bryn Lloyd-Bollard | 732.606.5949 | bryn.lloydbollard@1199.org Iselin, NJ?In response to Gov. Chris Christie?s Stat...

The Fight For A Higher Minimum Wage

Dec 19, 2013

Chris Hayes talks with Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez. During a recent interview on MSNBC's "All In with Chris Hayes," U.S....

NJ Nursing Home Workers Kick Off Contract Talks With Genesis HealthCare

Dec 19, 2013

On December 12, 1199SEIU members kicked off contract negotiations for a group of 13 New Jersey nursing homes owned by Genesis HealthCare...

Workers at Eight Steward Hospitals Vote to Ratify New Three Year Labor Agreement

Dec 17, 2013

uesday, December 17, 2013, 1:00 p.m. EST Contact: Jeff Hall: 617.281.8384 | jeff.hall@1199.org 1199SEIU United H...

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A statement from George Gresham, President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. Read More
“Our 1199SEIU caregivers and workers are dedicated to the well-being of our communities, so the department closures, layoffs, bankruptcy and now criminal investigation of Steward Health Care are of grave concern to our members at North Shore Medical Center, Palmetto General Hospital and Florida Medical Center. Read More
Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, Florida’s largest union of healthcare workers, have launched an intensive contract campaign calling for improved wages, protections and safer staffing levels for patients and caregivers that would help solve the ongoing care crisis in nursing homes across the state. Read More
Healthcare Workers Provide Critical Endorsement for Special Primary on July 16th Read More
On June 20, the New York Appellate Division,Third Judicial Department rejected the nursing home industry’s attempt to overturn the law requiring nursing homes to spend 70% of their total revenue on resident care and 40% of revenue on front-line staff. The vast majority of nursing home revenue comes from taxpayer funds through Medicaid and Medicare. Read More
Nearly 400 home care workers in Erie, Niagara, Monroe & Ontario counties won wage increases, paid holidays, paid training, and a voice on the job Read More
It’s an exciting time for nursing home workers at Miami Shores Rehabilitation Center and Hialeah Shores Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. That’s because they recently ratified their new contract. It is a strong contract that includes wage increases, recognition for years of experience and additional sick time. Read More
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest and fastest-growing healthcare union in New York and nationwide, provided critical on the ground support in several high-profile primary races around the state including John Mannion's winning campaign in New York's 22nd congressional district. Read More
The economic problems faced by workers are very real. Building worker power and unity is the only way to solve them. Read More
Florida members are fighting for the freedom to make their own personal health care decisions. Read More
Let’s make sure the Juneteenth federal holiday is recognized in all of our contracts. Read More
Members at Phelps Hospital reached a tentative agreement at 5:13 a.m. in the morning on May 30th, narrowly averting a one-day strike planned for the following day. Read More
The the ranks of 1199 continue to grow and diversify, including members who perform gender-affirming care at Planned Parenthood and other specialized clinics. Membership in the 1199 LGBTQIA+ Caucus is growing, too. Read More
1199ers joined New York State Nurses Association, CWA District 1, DC37, UFT—United Federation of Teachers, NYSUT—A Union of Professionals in Albany on May 13, to demand that the New York State Health Department (NYS DOH) stand with healthcare workers to protect patients by enforcing safe staffing law. Read More
1199 RNs at Mount Sinai Queens attended the annual Damayan health fair on May 11, offering free health screenings in honor of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Damayan is a grassroots organization that serves and empowers low-wage Filipino migrant workers living and working in New York City and New Jersey. Read More
On May 15th, nearly 300 members united for the annual Healthcare and Homecare Worker Advocacy Day, where member leaders from across the state talk directly with state legislators in Boston about Union priorities to strengthen care and invest in members’ communities. Read More
As the political season ramps up, first-time member political organizer Ida Davis, a delegate from the University of Maryland Capital Region Health Center in Largo, Maryland, was excited for her fellow MPOs to learn more about Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. Read More
In the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court decision to eliminate the constitutional right to abortion, the majority of states have imposed some legal restrictions on reproductive rights, with 14 states getting rid of abortion access altogether. Members at the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (PPLM) organized with 1199 SEIU shortly after that momentous decision was handed down. Read More
The annual celebration during Nurses Week to honor the most committed to the profession. Read More
Thousands of union members converge on Philadelphia for the quadrennial SEIU Convention. Read More

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