Fight for $15

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!

Mandela’s Legacy Gives Us Strength in Our Struggle for Social Justice, Quality Healthcare and Good Jobs For All

Dec 9, 2013

Statement by 1199SEIU President George Gresham The world mourns the loss of the great Nelson Mandela, as it has not mourned ...

1199ers Make Splash in New Jersey Elections, Win Legislative Victories, Minimum Wage Hike

Nov 7, 2013

New Jersey 1199SEIU members may not have won the grand prize in Tuesday's general election, as Senator Barbara Buono and 1199SEIU Execut...

1199SEIU “Weekend Warriors” mobilize for Buono-Silva in New Jersey

Oct 31, 2013

There?s less than a week to go until Election Day on November 5th, and New Jersey 1199SEIU members are in the home stretch of what has b...

Florida’s Dirty Little Secret… What the Nursing Home Industry Would Rather You Not Know

Oct 21, 2013

Research study to be released on Consulate Health Care?s dismal indicators and the nursing home crisis in Florida. FLORIDA ?...

1199's Milly Silva Scores Big in NJ Lt. Governor Candidates Debate

Oct 15, 2013

On October 11h, 1199SEIU New Jersey Executive Vice President Milly Silva, the Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor and running mate of ...

Coveted healthcare workers endorsement brings minority clout and neighborhood mobilization strength to Walsh

Oct 3, 2013

Most politically active union in Boston will bring major boost to Walsh across the City BOSTON ? Healthcare wor...

1199ers in New Jersey Speak Out Against Government Shutdown, Urge Congress to Pass Spending Bill

Oct 2, 2013

Just one day after the federal government shutdown began on October 1st, thousands across New Jersey were already feeling its devastatin...

Our Mission: Quality Care, Good Jobs, A Voice, Unity, Fairness & Social Justice. Join Us!

Sep 27, 2013

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Nursing home workers to picket Worcester facility

Sep 19, 2013

Caregivers expose Blaire House of Worcester owner Frank Romano pushing poverty wages and training cuts WORCESTE...

NYC’s Largest Union Celebrates de Blasio Victory, Pledges to Redouble Efforts to Ensure He Is Next Mayor

Sep 12, 2013

1199SEIU was the first major union to endorse a mayoral candidate, and its over 200,000 members in NYC played a pivotal role in building...

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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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