In March, Massachusetts home health workers welcomed Joe Kennedy III and U.S. Senator Ed Markey into their homes to hear about the struggles of personal care attendants and walk a day in our shoes to learn about the real-life experience of caregiving. Kennedy is running against Markey for the U.S. Senate seat representing Massachusetts. Kennedy visited several homecare workers in Springfield, while Markey spent the day with PCA Janice Guzman and her family in Worcester. Read More
To prepare for the upcoming election and U.S. Census, as well as educating members about the realities of health disparities and systemic conditions in our communities, 1199ers gathered recently for an unprecedented series of meeting held in the five boroughs of New York City and on Long Island. Read More
As the Coronavirus epidemic unfolds, at least 112,000 members of 1199 are among the most vulnerable in our nation. Those are the members of 1199’s Retired Members Division (RMD). Read More
Dozens of 1199SEIU Florida members recently turned Tallahassee purple this February for Senior Day, one of the most important public events this Legislative Session. Caravans of CNAs and other workers with 1199SEIU, the first labor union to be a community sponsor of the high profile action, made their voices heard for seniors and their caregivers to lawmakers, news media and other key audiences. Read More
Resources and services to help limit economic hardship during this time Read More
MIAMI----With COVID-19 surging in Florida, the state’s largest healthcare union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, has outlined a variety protocols and demands to government officials designed protect caregivers and to prevent an even more dire public health crisis caused by the highly contagious coronavirus. Read More
1199 is moving from its famed Manhattan headquarters on West 43rd St., but the building’s proud history lives on. Read More
Talk to residents of Baltimore and DC about the candidates who will make our cities work for working people. Read More
Info for workers furloughed or laid off due to COVID-19 Read More
I see the headlines on the News
I watch my family’s panicked faces
An illness coming for us all
Nondiscriminatory to our races Read More
Traditionally, this time of year holds the promise of renewal. But right now, the United States is in the grips of a pandemic.
America’s spring will never be the same. Read More
As this magazine goes to press, we are facing an unprecedented moment in modern history. Much of the world is engulfed in a pandemic,
with skyrocketing infection rates and more people falling ill every day. Read More
When I started this column in late February ahead of the Super Tuesday primary elections there were still a half-dozen Democratic candidates. I wrote that no matter which candidate you preferred among those in the running or the 20 who had already dropped out, the most important thing all of us need to do this year is defeat Donald Trump in November. We have no higher priority in 2020. Read More
MIAMI---Nurses with Florida’s largest healthcare union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, have rejected new COVID-19 protocols from Hospital Corporation of America that weaken protections for caregivers against the highly contagious virus in HCA facilities around the state. Read More
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 already have tested positive and nearly 500 have died from the highly contagious virus. And healthcare workers, on the critical front lines to defend public health, presently are forced to provide care while facing dangerous shortages of masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment (PPE). Read More
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 already have tested positive and nearly 500 have died from the highly contagious virus. And healthcare workers, on the critical front lines to defend public health, presently are forced to provide care while facing dangerous shortages of masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment (PPE). Read More
As a New Jersey state legislator committed to stopping the spread of COVID-19 in my district, I pledge to publicly stand with nursing home workers and will take all necessary steps to ensure their safety and that of their patients during this pandemic. I join with 1199SEIU nursing home workers in calling for: Read More
1199SEIU and Airbnb have partnered to provide temporary alternative housing for our members who are on the front line and caring for COVID-19 patients. We’ve created a program so that you can book free temporary alternative housing during this crisis without any cost to you! Read More
ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВО: СРОЧНО НЕОБХОДИМО БЫСТРОЕ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЕ СРЕДСТВАМИ ИНДИВИДУАЛЬНОЙ ЗАЩИТЫ (СИЗ-PPE) РАБОТНИКОВ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ! Read More