by juliep | Nov 21, 2012 | Press Center, Updates
This Black Friday, tell Walmart: Workers deserve respect By Valarie Long, SEIU Executive Vice President Last month, employees at 28 different Walmarts all walked out of work simultaneously to stand up for living wages. But this Friday — Black Friday —...
by juliep | Nov 15, 2012 | Harborview
After months of working to resolve a contract that prioritizes patient care, nurses and healthcare workers took their concerns to the streets at an informational picket and rally on Wednesday, November 14. Nurses and healthcare workers are calling on Harborview...
by jrojas | Nov 7, 2012 | Political Action, Updates
SEIU had more volunteers in the field than any other election in our history to help re-elect President Barack Obama. Thousands of nurses, healthcare workers, home care workers, janitors, and child care providers invested their time to help re-elect President Obama....
by juliep | Oct 17, 2012 | Press Center, Updates
On October 15, more than a dozen SEIU Healthcare 1199NW members marched on St. Pete’s Executive Board meeting and presented our “Forced Enrollment Forms.” The forms, signed by hundreds of St Pete employees, showed our opposition to Providence’s plan...
by juliep | Oct 11, 2012 | Highline, Press Center, Updates
On October 5, employees at the Highline Clinics voted 76 to 7 to join SEIU Healthcare 1199NW. We sent a strong message to management that we want a seat at the table in the decisions that impact our jobs. Now we can have a say in how our hospital is run and we can...
by juliep | Oct 10, 2012 | Press Center, Swedish, Updates
SEIU Healthcare 1199NW members at Swedish Medical Center met October 11-17 to kick off a new Quality Expert campaign . Members will identify problems in their departments and hold management accountable for quality staffing and quality care. We’ll also be...
