Press Center Archives - Page 17 of 34 - SEIU Healthcare 1199NW

Sharing our love and mourning for our LGBTQI family in Florida

by juliep | Aug 8, 2016 | Press Center

Washington State SEIU Lavender Caucus shares our love and mourning for our LGBTQI family in Florida and all of the communities who lost love ones. We also mourn for the loss of a queer sanctuary in Florida and for the loss of feeling safe in one of the few places...

Improving Staffing at Cascade Behavioral Hospital

by juliep | Aug 8, 2016 | Behavioral Health, Press Center

We took action for our patients and won! New improved staffing grids will be phased in starting June 1 Patients at Cascade Behavioral Hospital deserve a safe, clean, and therapeutic environment in which to heal and recover. Nearly 150 nurses and healthcare workers...

Victory! 380 nurses and healthcare workers unite with us

by juliep | Apr 6, 2016 | Press Center

On March 31, 180 respiratory care practitioners, licensed practical nurses, nursing assistants, dietary workers, housekeepers and other hospital workers at Kindred Hospitals at Northgate and First Hill voted overwhelmingly to unite in SEIU Healthcare 1199NW. Then,...

Setting New Standards for Quality Care

by juliep | Mar 9, 2016 | Harborview, Highline, Northwest Hospital, Press Center, Swedish, Updates, Valley

When healthcare and mental health caregivers unite and take action, we have the power to make our facilities prioritize patient and client care. In 2015, more than 15,000 members of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW bargained new contracts with some of the biggest health...

Uniting to Raise the Statewide Minimum Wage

by juliep | Mar 7, 2016 | Press Center

Together workers have raised the minimum wage in Seattle, Tacoma, and SeaTac and advanced starting wages in our workplace, which creates a new standard for all job classes. But many workers across the state are still only starting at a minimum wage of $9.47/hour. This...

Group Health Nurses, Healthcare Workers Endorse Kaiser Permanente Acquisition

by juliep | Jan 21, 2016 | Group Health, Press Center

The more than 2,000 Group Health nurses and healthcare workers, after meeting with Kaiser Permanente’s CEO and executives and deliberating deeply, is announcing today its endorsement of the proposed Kaiser Permanente acquisition. “In this era of unprecedented...