Diane Sosne, RN, MN leads the 22,000 member union SEIU Healthcare 1199NW for nurses, healthcare, and mental health workers in Washington State. She advocates for safe staffing and lifting for nurses, workforce training funds for healthcare workers to advance into nursing, and social justice issues for working families. Diane is a founding member of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, and was previously a psychiatric nurse at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle. She currently sits on the International Executive Board for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).by Diane Sosne, Washington Center for Nursing blog Did you happen to watch the latest episode of Hot in Cleveland (8/17/2011) or see the preview clip to NBC’s new sitcom Whitney? Despite 91 years of progress since women gained the …
Recent Updates
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Good Samaritan Hospital Vote Meetings
Vote Yes to Take Action Join us at important membership meetings and votes: Monday, January 30 7:00am – 9:30, 11am – 1:30, 2:30 – 7:00pm …
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The Training Fund Can Help You Advance Your Career
Do you want to further your education in nursing? Or become certified in your specialty? The SEIU Healthcare 1199 NW Multi-Employer Training Fund CAN HELP!! …
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2012 SEIU Scholarship Opportunities
SEIU helps working families fulfill their dreams in many different ways, including yearly scholarship opportunities. SEIU awards 53 scholarships annually that enable our members and …
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Group Health Contract Ratified!
We improved our wages and career opportunities, protected our benefits When we began the bargaining process, our members identified three top priorities for our contract …
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A Fair Contract to Keep Swedish Great
Benefits & Job Security Protected With a planned Providence affiliation and a challenging economy, protecting our benefits, our jobs, and the quality of patient care …