1199SEIU Training Fund Helps Member Lauren Malic Fulfill Her Lifelong Dream to Become a Registered Nurse
January 8, 2020
“All I could afford was my car insurance and food,” said Malic. “I had no financial aid, so I had to cover most of the cost of school.”
Malic decided to join 1199SEIU. A union representative told her about the 1199SEIU training fund and encouraged her to apply. Malic says that moment was a game changer.
“I got reimbursed for my classes,” said Malic. “I am so thankful. I don’t know what I would have done without assistance from the training program.”
After earning her nursing degree, Malic could have applied for a job at another hospital but she wanted to stay at UHealth Tower because she was inspired by the nurses she met when she first started working at the hospital as a transporter taking patients around the facility.
“I got to see the great work the nurses do on a daily basis. This motivated me to go to school to become a registered nurse,” explained Malic.
Malic works in the cardiology medical surgical department. She encourages her colleagues to join 1199SEIU so they can have a voice on the job, bargain together for a good contract and have the opportunity to utilize the training fund so they can fulfill their dream just like she did.
“We should all come together as a team through our union,” declared Malic. “Workers have more power when they unite. It’s awesome what we can accomplish through our union.”