by Communications Staff | Aug 11, 2021 | Updates
As healthcare workers, we support science-based public health directives on COVID-19 vaccination requirements for frontline health care workers, with medical and religious exemptions. We stand firmly behind vaccination as the best way to save the lives of patients,...
by Communications Staff | Aug 9, 2021 | Updates
As healthcare and behavioral health workers, we agree that the COVID vaccines are safe, effective and the best way to protect ourselves and our families from COVID-19. But as members of a union, we know that we have the right to bargain any change to our jobs. When an...
by Communications Staff | Jul 28, 2020 | Updates
Thanks to our action and the unity we built in our workplaces and in Olympia, as of July 1 this year, we now have the choice whether or not to work overtime! The law covers ALL tech jobs, including: Surgical Technologist Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist...
by Communications Staff | Jun 19, 2020 | Updates
As you know, it has been over one year since Astria Regional Medical Center (“Astria”) filed for bankruptcy, and several months since the hospital closed. Since that time, our Union has been working hard to get the best possible outcome for our members. All Astria...
by Communications Staff | Mar 2, 2020 | Updates
COVID-19 Member Hotline If you are a member of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and want to report an incident at your facility related to COVID-19, have concerns about your safety in the workplace or questions about the impact of COVID-19 on your work, please call our COVID-19...
by Communications Staff | Feb 26, 2020 | Updates
Under a recent WA State Supreme Court ruling, the birth dates of employees at public agencies must be available to anyone who files a public disclosure request. A temporary restraining order (TRO) has been secured to stop the immediate release of this sensitive...
