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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!

Sep 27, 2012
After months of stalled negotiations with their employer, Michael Konig, more than 300 New Jersey 1199SEIU nursing home workers have a n...
Aug 2, 2012
Miami, FL ? Forging a new era in labor-management relations, University of Miami Hospital employees and management have worked together ...
Aug 1, 2012
Contact: Jose Suarez, 1199SEIU, 305-340-1085, jose.suarez@1199.org ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Miami, FL ? After fini...
Jul 31, 2012
For the second year running, 1199SEIU is up at Baltimore?s Penn Station. Our billboards celebrating the special legacy of Coretta Scott ...
Jul 30, 2012
Over 75 Long Island home care workers ? along with more than 100 of their family members ? enjoyed a Family Fun Day picnic in Nassau Cou...
Jun 8, 2012
More than 60 nursing home caregivers at Oak Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center picketed in front of their nursing home today to pro...
Jun 3, 2012
Fight for a Fair Economy (FFE-Buffalo Chapter) held an all-day training on February 18 for some one hundred 1199ers and community activi...
May 31, 2012
Caregivers across New Jersey picketed their workplaces on May 30 to protest the potential loss of health benefits crucial for keeping th...
May 25, 2012
Caregivers gathered for a vigil in front of Delaire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center today in Linden to demand a fair contract for the ...
May 22, 2012
Media Advisory for: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Contact: Amanda Torres-Price | 212.603.0098 When: Wednesday, May 23,...
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