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Since 2000, over 90,000 healthcare workers have joined 1199SEIU and have won raises, better benefits, retirement security, job protections, no-cost education opportunities and a voice in staffing and patient care. 1199SEIU is the fastest-growing, most effective union for healthcare workers in America. Read more

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    Better Staffing


    “We have an excellent contract that gives us a living wage and lower cost health insurance. And now through our labor management committee, I can voice my concerns about changes in procedures that may impact my patients. That means a lot to me.”

    Sonia Marshall, CNA, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Massachusetts


    Better Staffing

    Many 1199 contracts include specific worker-to-patient ratios to ensure adequate staffing. Members of 1199 have also negotiated procedures to protect workers from being floated to other units without adequate training and compensation.

    In addition, many 1199 members have labor-management committees at their facilities that meet regularly to set staffing levels so workers can guard against short staffing.

    In 2009, a law banning mandatory overtime for nurses went into effect in New York State. 1199 nurses were able to achieve this victory by uniting together and lobbying at the state capitol for this important measure to improve patient care.