by Communications Staff | Feb 28, 2023 | Political Action, Press Center
With things like staffing, workplace safety, housing, and behavioral health funding on the line, it’s crucial we use our voices to advocate for our priority bills in the Washington state legislature. Improving our workplaces doesn’t stop at the bargaining table, and...
by Communications Staff | Jan 12, 2023 | Political Action, Press Center
The 2023 Washington state legislative session is underway! This is a critical time to advocate for legislation that progresses what we as healthcare workers need for ourselves and for quality patient care. This year, we’re fighting for: Safe staffing for our safety...
by Communications Staff | Apr 8, 2021 | Political Action
The 32,000 workers of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW thank the Washington State Legislature and Governor Jay Inslee for ensuring our state now joins 19 others in automatically restoring voting rights to citizens convicted of a felony upon their release. “By passing House Bill...
by Communications Staff | Jun 22, 2020 | Political Action
2020 Endorsements Visit our endorsement site at 2020.seiu1199nw.org to view our full list of endorsements, including endorsements in battleground races. Office Endorsed candidate Governor Jay Inslee Lt. Gov Marko Liias Attorney General Bob Ferguson 10th...
by Communications Staff | Dec 23, 2019 | Political Action, Press Center
Our hard work in Olympia over the past few years is still paying dividends on different fronts. Before the 2017 legislative session, we launched a petition to help pass landmark legislation that guarantees paid family leave in Washington. Using our collective voice to...
by Communications Staff | Dec 17, 2019 | Political Action
We worked hard to elect our healthcare champions this November. Now it’s up to us to work with them to advocate for our patients and our professions. We are the experts on patient care. As frontline staff, we are in the best position to know what our patients...
