“Union membership with 1199SEIU gives you a seat at the table with management to ensure a safe work environment, fair wages, and affordable healthcare.”

“With 1199, the benefits for me and my family are unbeatable. Being part of our union means my coworkers and I can fight for and win fair wages and the good working conditions we need to care for our patients.”

“Being part of 1199 means my colleagues and I have a voice and the power to negotiate fair contracts, so we are protected and supported. As a union member, I can maintain a fair salary according to my functions, good health insurance without copays for me and my loved ones, and job security. Also, I can go back to college to study health programs, with the educational advancement opportunities we have won through our union.”

“Joining the 1199SEIU family means our jobs and our futures are secure. Having job security makes such a difference. It allows us to focus all our attention on making sure our patients receive the best possible care.”

“I am part of 1199 for the great medical benefits and the money I deserve for all my work.”

“With 1199SEIU, we led the effort to win licensure for clinical laboratory practitioners in New York State. It took many years of lobbying and speaking out, and we finally won. The union’s training fund regularly offers 3 and 6 credit CEU seminars at no cost. 1199SEIU is about being the best healthcare professional you can be, and getting respected and valued for your work.”

“Retention and recruitment have been major concerns at my workplace, which have required us to take on higher workloads and constantly train new staff. We decided to work with our union to establish policies to retain qualified therapists. This included creating salary differentials above our base pay for advanced masters, transitional DPT, entry-level DPT, DOT, PhD and specialty certifications from the APTA and AOTA. And 1199SEIU’s training fund helps us achieve all of these credentials at little cost. With the help of 1199SEIU, we are able to ensure that we keep the most skilled therapists and provide the best quality of care for our patients.”

“My coworkers and I came together with 1199SEIU to win a real voice in our hospital. It’s the only way to ensure that management provides the adequate staffing and equipment we need to do our jobs properly. As 1199 members, my coworkers and I can be heard. United, we can achieve job security, improve our pay, secure our retirement, and protect our benefits.”

“My coworkers and I joined 1199 to have real job security, take advantage of advanced education opportunities, and protect each other. Through our union, we also achieve the fair wages and medical benefits we deserve.”

“I’ve come to value 1199 so much. Not just in helping me further my education, but in striving for equality in the workplace and job protection. Our employer has tried to replace long term workers who have 40 years or more on the job with agency workers. We have been able to protect our jobs through our union.”

“I’m in an RN program, and everything has been paid for by the 1199SEIU Training Fund, from pre-reqs to clinicals to books. I also recently took an in-service seminar in wound care through the union training fund for free, which would have cost me $1,500 out of pocket.”

“Many surgical techs have had top-notch training and years of experience, but have never been licensed or certified. Now, because we’re being required to be certified, 1199SEIU set up pre-testing for surgical techs to determine the level of preparation we need to pass the exams. 1199 then created different levels of intensive prep classes, which members can attend for free. That’s the kind of special attention that our union pays to the concerns of individual professions.”

“My colleagues and I have a stronger voice to fight for each other in our union. Together, we had the power to negotiate an overall wage increase and higher pay for floating, specializations, and degrees.”