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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!

Apr 10, 2014
As proposed Partners HealthCare takeover looms, labor unrest grows at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Workers to pic...
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...
Mar 8, 2014
1199SEIU, representing 16,000 healthcare families in New Jersey, announced its endorsement of Councilman Ras Baraka for Mayor of Newark ...
Feb 26, 2014
Genesis, also largest nursing home chain in country, under fire for poverty wages, healthcare gaffe, and psych facility closure
Feb 25, 2014
Healthcare workers at former Jordan Hospital win better wages while preserving health benefits, education programs PLYMOUTH,...
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...
Jan 15, 2014
Contact: Bryn Lloyd-Bollard | 732.606.5949 | bryn.lloydbollard@1199.org Iselin, NJ?In response to Gov. Chris Christie?s Stat...
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....
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...
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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