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Healthcare workers rally for Obama

SEIU Healthcare 1199NW President Diane Sosne meets with Governor Chris Gregoire, and Senator Barack Obama at the Seattle rally

SEIU Healthcare 1199NW President Diane Sosne meets with Governor Chris Gregoire, and Senator Barack Obama at the Seattle rally

Hundreds of SEIU healthcare workers gathered in support of Senator Barack Obama at Key Arena in Seattle. SEIU Healthcare 1199NW has recommended Barack Obama for president. "We're going to make sure our nurses aren't overworked, and we won't wait twenty years to do it. We'll do it by the end of my first term as United States president."

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Governor Gregoire signs Working Families Tax Credit into Law

Victory! Governor Chris Gregoire signed the Working Families Tax Credit into law on Tuesday, a policy which will give an additional tax rebate to nearly 350,000 families across the state. 1199NW members across the state emailed and called the Governor to tell her how important this credit is to working families. This victory is the biggest improvement in our tax structure since the removal of sales tax on food 30 years ago.

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Safe Nurse Staffing and Healthcare Worker Training Highlight Purple Day in Olympia

Members with Senator Marr

Nurses and members from Empire Health Services in Spokane meet with Senator Chris Marr on our big lobby day, Jan. 21.

In face-to-face lobbying, we won commitments from many legislators to support safe nurse staffing and also a $3 million fund to train current healthcare workers to move into shortage positions.

Check out pictures of SEIU 1199NW members lobbying for patient safety. And if you've got some photos, you can add your own! 

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A win on housing

In the 2008 legislative session, SEIU 1199NW members and other housing advocates were successful in winning an additional $70 million for the Housing Trust Fund. We are proud of our advocacy work -- check out our 2008 housing lobby day blog here. The Housing Trust Fund supports the development of affordable housing and housing for the homeless. We advocated for this money because we know that stable housing is the foundation for people getting the other basic necessities in life, including health care.

Got something to say about housing and healthcare? Join in the conversation at A Place to Call Home


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Taking the Lead on Quality Patient Care & Safe Staffing

Patient Safety Act

Patient Safety Act

The solution to ensure safe & quality care: The Patients Safety Act will ensure safe, quality patient care, provide transparency on patient outcomes, empower consumers, and ease the nurse shortage.

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Our Voice is Our Power!

Rep. AlexanderThousands of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW members have signed up to become activists and make their voices heard. Have you? It's easier than you think.  If you sign up to be part of the Action Center, you'll receive email alerts to let you know about upcoming events, breaking news and SEIU actions.

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The SEIU 1199NW Healthcare Leadership Fund (HLF)

HLF is our union's voluntary bi-partisan Political Action Committee used for political and legislative activities. We hold politicians accountable at every level of government, and help our union build the political power to win strong contracts, better benefits and pass laws to protect our jobs.

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Get Involved: Become a Member Political Organizer

MPOs are SEIU members willing to volunteer to ensure that workers have a voice on the job and a voice in politics.

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