Florida

At 1199SEIU Florida, we represent more than 25,000 healthcare employees —from nurses to clerical employees — working in the hospital and nursing home industry. We work in some of the largest for-profit and academic healthcare institutions in the state and are constantly working to achieve affordable, high quality healthcare for all. Our members have a rich history of striving to transform lives by empowering our communities to stand for justice, dignity, and respect for everyone.

Florida’s Largest Healthcare Union 1199SEIU Facilitates Donation of 20,000 KN95 Masks to Help Protect Long-Term Care Workers on the Frontlines of COVID-19

May 2, 2020

Miramar—In the midst of a widespread shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), the state’s largest healthcare union has facilitated a…

Nursing Home Workers Still Lack PPE, Information While Serving Florida Seniors During COVID-19 Crisis

May 1, 2020

MIAMI----Two months into the COVID-19 crisis and with the numbers of confirmed cases spiking in the state’s long-term care (LTC) facilities,…

Women In The Vanguard

Apr 23, 2020

When a Union of virtually all male pharmacy workers began organizing hospital workers in 1959, they unleashed an army of working women…

Florida’s Largest Healthcare Union Calls For Immediate Government Action To Stem Deeper Health Crisis As COVID-19 Coronavirus Surges In State

Apr 22, 2020

MIAMI----With COVID-19 surging in Florida, the state’s largest healthcare union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, has outlined a…

Florida Healthcare Workers With 1199SEIU Union Reject Weakened COVID-19 Protections At HCA Hospitals

Apr 17, 2020

MIAMI---Nurses with Florida’s largest healthcare union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, have rejected new COVID-19 protocols from…

Tampa Bay Times | Op-Ed by VP Bob Gibson: As Florida’s peak looms, healthcare workers need masks and gloves now

Apr 16, 2020

We’re more than a week away from the projected peak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Tampa Bay and the state, but more than 20,000 Floridians…

Florida’s Largest Healthcare Union 1199SEIU Calls on Governor to Implement Support for Frontline Caregivers

Mar 26, 2020

Miramar, FL - The following open letter from Dale Ewart, Acting Executive Vice President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, was…

Statement on Coronavirus & PPE shortages for Florida Healthcare Workers from 1199SEIU Acting EVP Dale Ewart

Mar 21, 2020

Our nurses and other healthcare staff in hospitals and nursing homes having been working tirelessly on the front lines of public health to…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Union Staff & Delegate Checklist

Mar 13, 2020

As we continue to learn the specifics of the coronavirus, it is imperative that we serve as advocates for protecting the health of our…

COVID-19: Protecting Health Care Workers And Patients, Hospital Edition

Mar 13, 2020

Protecting Health Care Workers And Patients, Hospital Edition