We're Partnered for Power! Now What?

First Annual 1199SEIU Florida Delegates' Assembly
On Friday, July 23rd, hundreds of Florida’s healthcare union members will gather together for the first time as members of 1199SEIU Florida Region to:

Celebrate our new future as 1199SEIU members,
Participate in trainings like: building worksite power; professional development and the impact of healthcare reform on our profession.
Officially swear in 1199SEIU delegates, member leaders of our union.

On Saturday, July 24th, launch SEIU’s statewide effort to elect candidates who advocate for healthcare professionals and our patients.

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It's Official!

betsy and frank count ballots june 15, 2010

Members of SEIU Healthcare Florida voted by secret mail-in ballots, which were tallied at the union headquarters.

We voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining forces with 1199SEIU!

The results were 97 percent in favor of the merger, which will dramatically increase our effectiveness in our hospitals, nursing homes and communities.

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Learn more about our merger with 1199SEIU

Do you have questions about joining forces with 1199SEIU? Check out these materials.

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Congratulations to Our Two Healthcare Florida Members Who Were Named "Nurse of the Year"

SEIU Healthcare Florida is beaming with pride following the announcement of two of its members in two different counties being named RN of the Year.

In Palm Beach County, Eithne Kadri, an RN for 36 years and, in Miami RN Rose Marie Lopez was bestowed with the same recognition! "I love being a bedside nurse; being considered Registered Nurse of the Year by Palm Healthcare is an added bonus," Eithne told us.

Our Registered Nurses of the Year agree that being union members gives them a voice in the direction of the profession.

All we can say is, "Awesome, awesome, awesome!"

Report Finds Nurse Shortage Still A Problem in Florida

[Article published May 19, 2010 on Advance for Nurses ]

Report: Staffing Crisis LoomsResearchers find massive losses to the nurse workforce continue to theaten healthcare in Florida.
A recent study from the Florida Center for Nursing, the state entity responsible for reporting on nurse supply, demand and education in Florida, found nurse attrition continues to be a major problem for the state.» Read more

Honoring Claudette Fay Barrett 1948-2010

claudette barrett 1948-2010, nursing home member

One of the founders of our union passed away before she could actually become a dues paying member. Claudette Barrett was a leader during the organizing campaign at Sunrise Nursing home in Broward where they voted for the union in 1997. It took 13 years to get to the bargaining table because the employer filed objections and appeals all the way to the Circuit Court, designed to delay & deny justice. Click here to read a report by American Rights at Work entitled Some of Them are Brave, that profiles the Sunrise workers’ organizing challenges.

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