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Healthcare workers at Kadlec to strike if agreement isn’t reached
More than 1,100 techs and service workers at Kadlec in the Tri-Cities will strike for seven days starting August 20 to denounce Providence executives’ bad-faith bargaining.
Behavioral Healthcare Workers at Compass Health will Picket to Demand Strong Contract
More than 350 behavioral healthcare workers at 26 Compass Health facilities in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, Island, and San Juan counties will hold informational pickets and rallies on July 29, August 1, and August 3.
We are 1199NW, and we vote!
Ballots have hit mailboxes for the Washington State Primary Election, and it’s time to cast our votes for the candidates who will stand with us at the bargaining table and the picket line, and fight for us in the halls of power. Our local leaders create legislation...
SEIU’s Verrett: SEIU is ALL IN for Kamala Harris
Working people are clear: Vice President Harris is the leader who has their back. SEIU is ALL IN for Kamala Harris.
Safe Staffing Law Implementation is Underway: We’re Making Progress!
As members of WSNA, UFCW 3000, and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW united in our WA Safe + Healthy coalition, we are actively engaged in ensuring the implementation timeline for our safe staffing law continues as outlined under the new legislation. Implementation began January...
Welcoming summer with victories and contracts galore!
As summer approaches, we’re reflecting on all we’ve won in 2024 so far. Every day, our unity and persistence as union healthcare workers brings us closer to justice in the workplace and higher standards everywhere. Read on: In January, we welcomed over 1,000 new...