Pam Keeley, a delegate at the Democratic National Convention, has been an RN for the past 36 years and currently works in the organ transplant unit at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. Pam was an early supporter of Obama and wanted to be a small part of the change he will bring to our country and the world. Before the Obama campaign had an operation in Seattle, she created her own fliers and knocked on doors in her precinct. Once the Obama field operation got started before the primary, she worked several precincts for the campaign.Check back for updates, photos, and videos from Pam.View Pam's latest photos here.Follow live action at the Democratic National Convention at the SEIU Blog, including an entry from Pam!And watch Pam talk about why she's a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, and why she supports Senator Barack Obama: And, SEIU: Part of History » Read more
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Our hard work in the 2008 Legislative session paid off – our emails, phone calls, visits and targeted coalition work resulted in key victories for our members, patients and communities.
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.
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!
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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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.
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.
MPOs are SEIU members willing to volunteer to ensure that workers have a voice on the job and a voice in politics.