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Caregivers and Community Challenge Planned Hospital Closure
Caregivers at Laurel Regional Hospital attended a public forum to express concern about Dimensions Health System’s plan to drastically downsize the hospital in the coming months.
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The Serious Attacks on Organizing
A special message to members of the Maryland/DC region from Lisa Brown, Executive Vice President of the Maryland-DC region.
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Safer Staffing and Better Education Among Big Wins for UMCRMC Nurses
After months of tense negotiations, nurses at University of Maryland Regional Charles Medical Center (UMCRMC) in Charles County ratified a new contract, which caregivers feel will improve the...
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Laurel Hospital Layoffs, Shutdown of Maternity Ward Announced
Healthcare workers at Laurel Regional Hospital's Maternal and Child Health department learned of imminent layoffs during a meeting yesterday between management and staff. During the tense meeting,...
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“Standing Tall and Looking Good”: Remembering 1199SEIU Leader John Robert...
The healthcare workers and staff of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East mourn the loss of Mr. John Robert Reid, Jr., who passed away on August 31, 2015 surrounded by many of his closest family and...
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Community Members and Workers' Union File Suit for Temporary Restraining...
UPPER MARLBORO -- Community members and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, which represents workers at Laurel Regional Hospital, filed suit today in Prince George's Circuit Court against...
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New radio ads ask County Executive Baker to save health care; hospital in Laurel
Two new radio ads are airing on WNEW and WPGC asking listeners to call Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker and ask him to save health care in northern Prince George's County.
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1199 Members and Supporters Rallied at Baltimore's New Amazon Fulfillment Center
More than 100 1199 members and supporters rallied at Baltimore's new Amazon fulfillment center, calling for higher wages and family sustaining jobs in Baltimore City. We challenged Baltimore City...
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The Work We Do: Ms. Eula Sheffey Is Leading D.C. Homecare Workers in the...
Eula Sheffey has been a homecare worker in Washington, D.C. for more than 30 years. She works for the Capital Care agency. During her entire career, Ms. Eula has never made more than her current wage,...
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Making the holidays bright for 1199SEIU families and Baltimore City school...
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, Maryland/DC Division came together with community organizations to make the holidays special for Gilmor Elementary School students and their families. The...
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Home Health workers Sick and Tired of Wage Theft in DC
Care givers from across the country staged a 'sick in' outside the offices of Health Management Inc in Washington DC today to protest against wage theft by HMI and other agencies in the city.
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Baltimore City Joins the Fight for $15
Baltimore City became the newest city to take on the Fight for $15 with the introduction of a bill to raise the minimum wage for workers in the city to $15 by 2020.
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1199SEIU members in Maryland are Celebrating Electoral Victories
1199SEIU members in Maryland are celebrating electoral victories in Baltimore City and the race for Maryland’s open Senate seat during primary elections.
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Baltimore City Joins The Fight For $15
Baltimore City became the newest city to take on the Fight For $15 with the April 18 introduction of a bill to raise the minimum wage for workers in the city to $15 by 2020. A $15 minimum wage by 2020...
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Maryland Members Celebrate Electoral Victories
1199SEIU members in Maryland are celebrating victories in races for Baltimore City Council and in Maryland’s open Senate seat during April 26 primary elections.
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Minimum Wage Boost is a Huge Victory for DC Workers
Nearly nine hundred 1199SEIU members working in Washington, DC will receive significant raises thanks to the tireless fight waged by workers, activists and labor unions to raise the city’s minimum wage.
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1199 Advocacy Helps Keep Laurel Hospital Open
Laurel Regional Hospital (LRH) caregivers joined Prince Georges County elected officials and the Laurel community at a press conference in mid-July, for an announcement that the hospital, slated to...
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Chase Brexton Workers Speak Out at Rally
Workers at Baltimore-based Chase Brexton Health Care spoke out at a rally organized by Chase Brexton patients and community advocates.
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Baltimore Hospital Workers Win Big in New Contract
On September 21, 1199 members at University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown—formerly Maryland General Hospital—voted 136 to 7 in support of a strong new contract, winning significant gains for the...
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1199 Workers March on CFO to Demand Action on Contract, Raises
Hospital workers at United Medical Center in Washington, DC marched into the Chief Financial Officer’s office in City Hall on September 28 to demand action on a collective bargaining agreement,...
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