Press Center Archives - SEIU Healthcare 1199NW

Fighting for the workplaces we deserve

by Communications Staff | Jul 1, 2022 | Press Center

In the month of June, we secured a strong new contract at Klickitat Valley Health. Staying persistent in our fight to make KVH a great place to work paid off – we won equitable raises, increased shift premiums, a new floating holiday, bilingual pay, and more. Over in...

Statement From the President of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe vs. Wade

by Communications Staff | Jun 24, 2022 | Press Center

Today’s ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the constitutional right to an abortion is an attack not just on reproductive justice, but also on racial and economic justice in our nation. I am deeply saddened but not shocked. Many of us cannot remember a time...

1199NW Strong at Labor Notes 2022!

by Communications Staff | Jun 23, 2022 | Press Center

Last weekend, a contingent of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW members flew out to Chicago where we attended the 2022 Labor Notes Conference, a gathering of grassroots union activists and leaders of our movement. We attended workshops to gain more skills for leading our...

Winning in our workplaces is the union difference

by Communications Staff | Jun 2, 2022 | Press Center

May was Nurses and Healthcare Workers Month, and we celebrated by using our collective strength and unity to make some incredible strides towards safe and equitable workplaces for us all! When we show up for one another and stay persistent in our fight for worker...

Statement from SEIU Healthcare 1199NW President Jane Hopkins on the senseless act of violence in Uvalde, TX

by Communications Staff | May 27, 2022 | Press Center

Once again, our broken hearts go out to a community where gun violence has forced its way into the fabric of daily life. We are absolutely devastated for the survivors and the families of students and teachers impacted by this senseless act of violence in Uvalde, TX,...

Our future is bright!

by Communications Staff | May 25, 2022 | Press Center

SEIU Healthcare 1199NW is proud to welcome a new slate of officers and Executive Board members to lead us in this new chapter of our union. President Jane Hopkins was sworn in at the May 11 Executive Board meeting alongside Secretary-Treasurer Yolanda King-Lowe;...