Health Care for All

As a union of healthcare workers, patient satisfaction is our highest calling. This is best secured by ensuring a highly motivated workforce with a strong voice in the workplace. We have fought to have a voice in patient care and in the workplace as a whole.

To that end, 1199SEIU works with employers, elected officials and healthcare advocates to improve the quality of healthcare and to make it available to all.

Through our efforts, we have helped secure billions of dollars in healthcare funding in New York State alone, with similar wins, though on a smaller scale, throughout regions we serve. We continue our work to strengthen the Affordable Care Act and advance legislation that expands access to quality care for all.

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May 24, 2023
Florida Caregivers File Unfair Labor Practice Complaint Against HCA Hospitals; Vote To Refuse Voluntary Overtime Due To Safety Concerns,…
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Dec 20, 2019
The Texas v. Azar Fifth Circuit decision is yet another example of the Trump administration’s vicious desire to strip working Americans of…
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Dec 13, 2019
Looking Back. Looking Ahead.
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Sep 16, 2019
The GW Hospital violated labor laws by improperly withdrawing recognition of the labor union representing hospital workers, according to a…
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Jul 24, 2019
Health is a human right, enshrined in the Alma Alta declaration by the nations of the world. After satisfying the need for food, after…
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Jun 19, 2019
1199SEIU Strongly Rejects Modified Nursing Home Staffing Bill A382, Assails No-Notice Committee Vote
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Jun 17, 2019
It seems like getting sick will cost you an arm and a leg, literally. The on-going Healthcare and prescription drug catastrophe is a…
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Jun 10, 2019
1199SEIU represents over 700 Registered Nurses at Brooklyn’s Brookdale Medical Center and its associated long term care facility, the…
May 30, 2019
We are proud to welcome 38 new members who work as Laboratory Technologists at the Health Quest facility attached to Vassar Brother Hospital…
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May 17, 2019
The proposed budget from Chairman Phil Mendelson and Councilmember Vincent Gray is a disaster for healthcare in Wards 7 and 8. The funding…


HCA Fast Facts:

Workers Represented: 10,000
Number of Facilities: 19

HCA affiliated hospitals represented by 1199SEIU:

Aventura Hospital & Medical Center
Blake Medical Center, Bradenton
Central Florida Medical Center
Doctors Hospital of Sarasota
Fawcett Memorial Hospital
Kendall Regional Medical Center
Largo Medical Center
Medical Center at Trinity
Northside Hospital
Northwest Medical Center
Oak Hill Hospital
Osceola Regional Medical Center
Palms West Hospital
Plantation General Hospital
St. Lucie Medical Center
St. Petersburg Hospital
West Palm Medical Center
Westside Regional Medical Center
University Hospital

News Feed

  • Contract talks for nearly 4,000 unionized workers at 27 different nursing homes in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, and Niagara Counties Began Late February As Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against WNY’s Largest Nursing Home Chains Read More
  • Contract talks for nearly 4,000 unionized workers at 27 different nursing homes in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, and Niagara Counties Began Late February As Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against WNY’s Largest Nursing Home Chains Read More
  • URMHC Management Disrespectful Comment To Workers Continues As CEO & President Greg Hutton Sends Intimidating Email Threatening To Replace Specialized Caregivers Read More
  • Contract talks for nearly 4,000 unionized workers at 27 different nursing homes in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, and Niagara Counties Began Late February Read More
  • URMHC Management Disrespectful Comment To Workers Continues As CEO & President Greg Hutton Sends Intimidating Email Threatening To Replace Specialized Caregivers Read More
  • Largest Healthcare Union Calls for Immediate & Urgent Action to Protect Vulnerable New Yorkers & Their Caregivers Read More
  • URMHC VP of Human Resources Tells Workers: “Nothing in Life is Free” as Caregivers Plead for Affordable Health Coverage To Care For Their Families Read More
  • The caregivers of 1199SEIU celebrate the life and legacy of Hazel Dukes, a mentor and lifelong champion for working families, civil rights, quality healthcare, and democracy. Read More
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  • Contract talks for union nursing home workers in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, and Niagara Counties Began Late February Read More
  • Caregivers Raise Concern Over Management’s Continued Stall Tactics and Demand that University of Rochester Decision Makers Join Contract Talks As CEO Greg Hutton Refuses To Face Workers At Bargaining Table Read More
  • Trump’s hateful display of lies and vitriol in his address to Congress last night reminds all of us of the immense and immediate harm his administration poses to working people, our jobs and the cost of living, our rights and our freedoms. Read More
  • The 3-year labor contract covering nearly 8,000 caregivers expires May 31st as workers demand improved staffing levels and added safety protections in the workplace as violence against healthcare workers on the rise across U.S. Read More
  • Years After the Passage of the 2021 Clinical Staffing Committee Law, Short Staffing Remains at Crisis Levels Across the State, Threatening Patient Care and Furthering the Workforce Shortage Read More
  • Twenty-three-year-old Karlie Cole is a new 1199SEIU member-leader at HCA Florida Northside Hospital in Saint Petersburg and a proud member of Generation Z. Read More
  • At North Shore Medical Center in North Miami, dozens of experienced and talented members of 1199SEIU are enjoying significant pay raises negotiated by union members and leaders even after the facility has transitioned to new ownership. Read More
  • More than two hundred 1199SEIU Florida delegates and leaders gathered at the 2024 Delegate Assembly for a celebration of their efforts and achievements on behalf of fellow union members and healthcare workers in the face of great challenges throughout the year. Read More
  • The budget resolution passed last night would enact a vast tax giveaway to billionaires, funded by ripping away up to $880 billion in Medicaid funding that millions of Americans rely on. Read More
  • We are not alone in the fight to protect Medicaid. Using our vast member strength and standing with our political and community allies, we can win it. Read More
  • Members join forces with activists and community allies to protect senior care. Read More