Massachusetts

Representing nearly  80,000 healthcare workers throughout Massachusetts, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is the most politically active union in the Commonwealth. 1199SEIU caregivers have won higher job standards for healthcare workers, such as fair wages, affordable healthcare, and pathway to $25/hr for personal care attendants. 1199ers have also won historic victories for all working people across Massachusetts, including earned sick time, one of the highest minimum wages in the country, and much more.


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Jun 24, 2022
“As a union of healthcare workers, we recognize that the right to an abortion is fundamental to reproductive health, overall health, and…
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Jun 22, 2022
New York, NY—On Tuesday, June 14, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest union of healthcare workers in the nation, installed…
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Jun 15, 2022
When he was murdered in 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was in Memphis supporting a sanitation workers’ strike. This is well known. Less well…
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Jun 7, 2022
Press statement
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May 18, 2022
Frontline workers seek union recognition to boost recruitment and retention efforts
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May 17, 2022
Join us for an evening of celebration and activism as we hear from our Members and Special Guest Speakers: Kent Wong, Director of the UCLA…
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Apr 21, 2022
When NYS Council of Churches head Rev. Peter Cook said last month that, “the time is up for paying these guardian angels a living wage,” he…
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Apr 19, 2022
Massachusetts members voted overwhelmingly to ratify new four-year contracts in February with Cape Cod Healthcare institutions, which will…
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Apr 19, 2022
Massachusetts members welcomed new home care members into their ranks, when 400 workers from 10 Elara Caring sites voted to join 1199SEIU…
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Apr 19, 2022
In 2011, Occupy Wall Street shook up the established political order by sharply raising the question of income and wealth inequality. “We…
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Mar 30, 2022
Updates for Massachusetts personal care attendants
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Mar 30, 2022
Caregivers postpone strike as management returns to the bargaining table.
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Sep 14, 2021
Parents and children across the country are getting ready to return to school amidst the COVID-19 surge caused by the highly transmissible…
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Aug 20, 2021
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Aug 13, 2021
The delta variant is creating a surge of new COVID-19 cases across the country, particularly in states and regions where fewer people are…
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Jul 26, 2021
The majority of residents in the United States are fully vaccinated, and nearly 70 percent of adults have taken at least one dose of the…
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Jul 15, 2021
In a sign of how well the Biden Administration has tackled the pandemic, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged…
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Jul 15, 2021
1199SEIU President George Gresham has released the following statement regarding recent events in Haiti and Cuba:
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Jul 15, 2021
1199SEIU President George Gresham has released the following statement regarding recent events in Haiti and Cuba:
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Jul 2, 2021
New evidence suggests the vaccine may provide longer-term protection than first thought. Health experts originally speculated that we may…

CONTACT US

108 Myrtle Street, 4th Floor
Quincy, MA 02171
877-409-1199

Media Inquiries:
Marlishia Aho | marlishia.aho@1199.org | (617) 284-1102

INFORMATION FOR PCAs

We won pathway to $25/hr in our new contract! Read more here.

Learn about available resources in the 1199SEIU PCA handbook.

Find out more about the PCA Workforce Council and the PCA program here.

If you are looking for additional PCA hours, check out the Mass PCA directory. Review job listings on the directory.

Go to masspcadirectory.org for more information.

Report Anti-Asian Violence

StopAPIViolence@1199.org

Please use this email address to report any instances of anti-API violence. We are one union, and we must stand together to demand dignity and respect for all.

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Por favor utilice esta dirección de correo electrónico para informar de cualquier caso de violencia contra nuestros hermanos asiaticos. Somos una unión y debemos unirnos para exigir dignidad y respeto para todos.

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