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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!

How Dr Martin Luther King’s leadership helped shape the politics of 1199 member, Bill Pigford

Feb 19, 2020

Bill Pigford came of age in Laurel, Mississippi, in the early 1960s at the height of the Civil Rights Movement led by Dr Martin Luther…

Get The Most Out Of Your Tax Returns

Jan 16, 2020

Get the Most Out of Your Tax Refund and Find Out If You Are Eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Get The Most Out Of Your Tax Returns

Jan 16, 2020

Get the Most Out of Your Tax Refund and Find Out If You Are Eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Get The Most Out Of Your Tax Returns

Jan 16, 2020

Get the Most Out of Your Tax Refund and Find Out If You Are Eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Get The Most Out Of Your Tax Returns

Jan 16, 2020

Get the Most Out of Your Tax Refund and Find Out If You Are Eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Get The Most Out Of Your Tax Returns

Jan 16, 2020

Get the Most Out of Your Tax Refund and Find Out If You Are Eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Florida’s Silver Solutions Coalition Addresses the Challenges of Long Term Care

Dec 17, 2019

On October 22 in Orlando, FL, more than 30 1199ers gathered with members and representatives of the American Association of Retired Persons…

National Labor Relations Board rules GW Hospital violated labor laws

Sep 16, 2019

The GW Hospital violated labor laws by improperly withdrawing recognition of the labor union representing hospital workers, according to a…

FAKE NEWS ABOUT LABOR UNIONS

Sep 5, 2019

We are, unfortunately, in an era of the propagation of “fake news.” And also, equally unfortunate, is that the spread of fake news is not…

Healthcare Workers To Picket Corporate Owned Nursing Home, The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center

Aug 22, 2019

Today, Thursday, August 22, nursing home caregivers will be picketing at The Pines At Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation.…

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As cost-of-living soars, 1199SEIU members at Middletown hospital demand a fair contract to retain staff, address patient care crisis Read More
There is no way to sugarcoat yesterday’s election loss and the heartache felt by millions of Americans who rightly fear the impact of looming Republican attacks on workers’ rights, healthcare, jobs, and freedoms. Read More
Florida’s election results displayed some of the very best aspects of our democracy and some of the very worst of politics in our state. Read More
By Virginia Kondas, APRN Read More
Largest Non-Profit Nursing Home Announced Plan To Close Amid Management’s Inability To Consistently Pay Workers As Their Health Insurance Coverage Lapses Read More
In the most recent 1199SEIU Florida We Care Committee (WCC) online meeting, caregivers discussed the importance of voting yes on Amendment 4 in this November’s election to reverse the state’s extreme, dangerous and intrusive six-week abortion ban. Read More
Healthcare workers across the state are overwhelmingly in favor of Amendment 4 that would reverse Florida’s dangerous abortion ban and stop government interference in a woman’s most personal medical decisions. Read More
Laboratory staff picketed Northwell’s Little Neck Parkway Laboratory earlier today. The laboratory technologists, laboratory technicians, laboratory accessioners, and clinical laboratory assistants, members of 1199SEIU, were joined by community supporters and other union members. Read More
Weinberg Campus Caregivers, Resident Families, And Community Leaders Protested In Front Of New York State Department Of Health This Week In Continued Effort To Save Largest Non-Profit Nursing Home As Residents and Families Left Scrambling To Find New Homes Amid Bed Shortages Read More
Top WNY Leaders Called on NYS Department of Health To Save Weinberg Campus By Funding & Approving Receivership Read More
Largest Non-Profit Nursing Home Announced Plan To Close Amid Management’s Inability To Consistently Pay Workers As Their Health Insurance Coverage Lapses Read More
Statement of 1199SEIU President George Gresham and Secretary-Treasurer Milly Silva Read More
Largest Non-Profit Nursing Home Announced Plan To Close Amid Management’s Inability To Consistently Pay Workers As Their Health Insurance Coverage Lapses Read More
Largest Non-Profit Nursing Home Announced Plan To Close Amid Management’s Inability To Consistently Pay Workers As Health Insurance Coverage Lapses Read More
Jennifer Parker faced four difficult pregnancies, including three miscarriages, before delivering a healthy baby girl 13 years ago. The Unit Secretary at HCA Florida Osceola Medical Center also has a friend who experienced the heartbreak of delivering a stillborn baby. These serious personal experiences as well as what she sees everyday as a healthcare worker makes her resolute in her support of Florida Amendment 4 on this November’s ballot to reverse Florida’s extreme abortion ban. Read More
As Union members we know that improving the lives of working people is better for everyone. Read More
Virginia Kondas, an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse at UHealth Tower in Miami and a member of 1199SEIU Florida, has been a caregiver for 30 years. She is a strong advocate of Amendment 4 on November’s ballot that would reverse Florida’s dangerous abortion ban and stop government interference with a woman’s most private medical care. Read More
Children are not born with a sense of social justice. It is something that develops over time if they are surrounded by positive influences. And it is never too early to instill the value of community and explain the value of collective action. Read More
We cannot afford to squander our chance to make our voices heard. Read More
More than 850 staff at Northwell Health’s Core Testing Facilities overwhelmingly voted to join 1199SEIU family on September 25. The new members included technologists, technicians, phlebotomists and customer service representatives. Read More

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