Mar 6, 2023
1199SEIU members in Rochester held their 42nd Annual Martin Luther King Celebration at Strong Memorial Hospital on January 17. Members came together to celebrate the legacy of Dr. King with music, dance, and poetry.
Mar 6, 2023
On January 18, nearly 200 Massachusetts members united in-person and virtually for a statewide 1199 delegate and leader assembly. They came together to celebrate recent victories, identify and prioritize the challenges they face and to develop a shared vision for 2023.
Together, the delegates created action plans to build the union in each of their workplaces and approved policy priorities to tackle low wages and inadequate staffing across the board.
Mar 6, 2023
For three decades the 1199SEIU Child Care Funds and the Child Care Corporation have provided quality services to over 400,000 children
and families of both Union members and the community at large. The Care for Kids Awards Gala on December 6 at the Lighthouse in Chelsea Piers was the first time since 2019 that members, officers and supporters were able to celebrate in person together since the pandemic began.
Mar 6, 2023
New York City contracts with nonprofits to provide billions of dollars’ worth of critical social services to New Yorkers in need. But according to a recent study by the New School, roughly two-thirds of all full-time human services workers had earnings in 2019 which
fell below the city’s near-poverty threshold
Mar 2, 2023
1199ers in Massachusetts unveil 2023-2024 legislative priorities that address short-staffing and wages, plus endorse priorities led by partner organizations that invest in our communities.
Mar 2, 2023
MIAMI – Members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East – the largest union of healthcare workers in Florida – have launched bargaining for a new contract with HCA-affiliated hospitals to secure pay and protections that will help alleviate a critical staffing and care crisis that has placed patients, caregivers and the state’s entire healthcare system at risk.
Mar 2, 2023
Personal Care Attendants chanted and sang alongside people with disabilities and elders at the Embrace Memorial before heading to the State House to demand fair pay
Mar 1, 2023
Major Healthcare Employers and Front-Line Caregivers from across the state will speak to NYS Senate and Assemblymembers
Feb 22, 2023
It’s election season. There are numerous municipal seats up for grabs in communities across the state of Florida. Municipal elections are important because local leaders have the power to shape our workplace, communities, economy, and schools for years to come. So, it’s important to vote. Members of 1199SEIU Florida have announced endorsements in a handful of key races
Feb 22, 2023
It’s been just a few months since 1199ers pulled out all the stops to secure a full-term for New York State Governor Kathy Hochul. Members were able to feel their power in Pennsylvania too, when their canvassing helped secure a narrow victory for John Fetterman in the U.S. Senate last November. And as far afield as Georgia, the might of the Union was on display to help push Raphael Warnock over the top in his own Senate race runoff in December.
