Labor history is being made. Nearly 70K NY caregivers have filed for an election to join @1199seiu.org. With 190K workers eligible to vote, it could be one of the largest union elections in U.S. history. Care workers show up for us every day, and I’m proud to support them. #CareisWork

📍NY- Brookdale Hospital healthcare workers & allies stepped out in solidarity with Haitian TPS holders and all immigrant workers being stripped of their work permits & deportation protections. A path to citizenship would strengthen our healthcare system. #HealthcareNeedsAllofUs! @1199seiu.org

Y’all, THIS is worker power. Nearly 190,000 home care workers could soon vote to join @1199seiu.org. Care workers are done being isolated, undervalued, and underpaid. They’re organizing for the money, power, and respect they deserve. ✊🏿

Powerful New York Labor Group Seeks to Unionize 190,000 Health Workers

The Service Employees International Union said it had enough signatures to trigger a vote by personal assistants who care for relatives and friends at home.

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These Miami hospital workers made calls during their lunch break today to tell Congress to support the Dream & Promise Act to give immigrant caregivers a path to citizenship. Follow their lead and call Congress now at 888-558-8718. #healthcareneedsallofus @1199seiu.org

New York is about to make labor history, thanks to @1199seiu.org and organizing by thousands of caregivers. When workers who care for New Yorkers in their homes are treated with dignity, it benefits all of us. We stand with CDPAP workers in their union fight.

Powerful New York Labor Group Seeks to Unionize 190,000 Health Workers

The Service Employees International Union said it had enough signatures to trigger a vote by personal assistants who care for relatives and friends at home.

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We all rely on healthcare workers when we need care. Today, working people, patients, and residents across the country are taking action to call on Congress to protect the workers we depend on with a pathway to citizenship. Join us today in saying #HealthcareNeedsAllofUs! @1199seiu.org

Shoutout to nearly 200,000 personal care assistants in New York who are stepping forward to win their union with @1199seiu.org in what would be a historic milestone in the fight for respect for care work! This would actually be THE LARGEST union election win in U.S. history 👏🏼👏🏾👏🏿 #CareIsEssential

1199 SEIU files for union vote for 190,000 New York CDPAP workers

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is already America’s largest healthcare union — but could grow by over 47% with one of the largest union election votes in U.S. history now pending.

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Congratulations to @1199seiu.org and the nearly 70,000 CDPAP care workers who filed for the largest union election in American history. These workers make it possible for New Yorkers to live safely and independently at home. I’m proud to stand with them in the fight for a union.

1199SEIU💫@1199seiu.org · 6d ago

History is in the making! Caregivers like Ingeri dedicate their lives to caring for others. Now, CDPAP caregivers across NYS are voting to join the 1199 family, gaining the support, advocacy, and collective power that make the union difference. @nytimes.com article: digital.1199seiu.org/nytcdpap

"Herzlichen Glückwunsch an @1199seiu.org und die fast 70.000 CDPAP-Pflegekräfte, die sich für die größte Gewerkschaftswahl in der amerikanischen Geschichte angemeldet haben."

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 5d ago

Congratulations to @1199seiu.org and the nearly 70,000 CDPAP care workers who filed for the largest union election in American history. These workers make it possible for New Yorkers to live safely and independently at home. I’m proud to stand with them in the fight for a union.

I am so proud of the home care workers who have taken the historic first step to organize and fight for living wages, dignity, and strong Medicaid home care for all. This vote signals a shift in how care is recognized and supported in our country.

The aging population is growing and the demand for home care workers and affordable care is surging.

As a co-chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus Caregiving Task Force and a member of the Congressional Labor Caucus, I stand firmly with care workers as they exercise their right to collective bargaining and take the next step in their @1199seiu.org union election.

This is a great day for the entire union movement in NYS. 1199 is setting a standard throughout this country in organizing new members and keeping us #UnionStrong. It is an important moment for 1199 and for the future of organized labor.

1199SEIU💫@1199seiu.org · 6d ago

History is in the making! Caregivers like Ingeri dedicate their lives to caring for others. Now, CDPAP caregivers across NYS are voting to join the 1199 family, gaining the support, advocacy, and collective power that make the union difference. @nytimes.com article: digital.1199seiu.org/nytcdpap

History is in the making! Caregivers like Ingeri dedicate their lives to caring for others. Now, CDPAP caregivers across NYS are voting to join the 1199 family, gaining the support, advocacy, and collective power that make the union difference. @nytimes.com article: digital.1199seiu.org/nytcdpap

Powerful New York Labor Group Seeks to Unionize 190,000 Health Workers

The Service Employees International Union said it had enough signatures to trigger a vote by personal assistants who care for relatives and friends at home.

digital.1199seiu.org

g’mar chatima tovah to all our union family observing yom kippur. we hope it is meaningful! 💛✨✊

ICE isn’t just ripping our families and communities apart, they’re also damaging our already struggling healthcare system. On 9/24, join us as we tell Congress to stop funding these cruel deportations and prioritize funding our health. @1199seiu.org #HealthcareNeedsAllofUs

It was great to visit Konbit Neg Lakay — an organization on the frontlines of fighting for and supporting our Haitian community members. And to be there the same day as @1199seiu.org was even better!

Sep. 18 is National Black Voter Day! 92% of Black women voted to save our democracy in 2024. #LetsGetIt to 100% this midterms! ✊ 🗳️ 🇺🇸

Today we had our newest homecare delegates get sworn in to be member leaders in their facilities. 👏 We also presented certificates to the first graduating class of our Voices in Action Workplace English (ESOL) program! 🎉 Thank you 1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds!

Happy National Tradesperson Day! America’s unions celebrate the incredible skilled trades workers who build and maintain our communities. Thank you for your expertise and hard work that powers our country and makes our labor movement strong. ✊

At last week's NYC Labor Day March we caught up with Avia, a member of @1199seiu.org to talk about what it means for workers to be fighting back in this moment we're living through. Workers fighting together is what will win the future! Unions are how we organize that fight.

Employers spend over $1.5 billion each year on union-busting. A new tool from @laborlab.bsky.social helps workers shed light on the highly secretive and highly profitable union-avoidance industry.

Employers spend over $1.5 billion on union busters: New LaborLab tools help shed light on union-avoidance industry

When workers seek to form a union, employers often respond by hiring union-avoidance consultants to dissuade workers from their organizing efforts. A recent EPI and LaborLab report estimates that empl...

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We’re so excited to share that our 1199 Social Cultural Committee was named *Adult Band of the Year* at NYC Carnival 2026! 🎉

BIG CONGRATULATIONS to 1199er Kiessa Taylor for winning the $40K grand prize in the 2026 #UnionsPowerAmerica Sweepstakes! 🥳 Thank you @unionplus.bsky.social for providing such a life-changing win! Watch Kiessa Win on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxd9...

Unions Power America 2026 | Grand Prize Sweepstakes Winner - Kiessa Taylor, SEIU Local 1199

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I've long been an ally of @1199seiu.org and its mighty members, who serve as frontline caregivers all across NYC's healthcare system.

“You want to give the world to make somebody you love feel better,” Mr. Younger said. “You can’t put yourself in their place, but you can give them some kind of comfort.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How a Family of 5 Lives on $30,000 a Year in the Bronx

To help his family, Germel Younger has become a professional caregiver, but the pay barely covers their expenses.

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L’Shanah Tovah! To our union fam celebrating, wishing y'all a happy, healthy, and sweet new year! ✊💜

We're gonna keep fighting for Haitian TPS holders' rights. We're also gonna provide mutual aid to our coworkers in need. Please consider donating an hour's wage to our Bread and Roses Cultural Project, which is providing 100% proceeds to affected members & their families. breadandroses1199.org

Support Caregivers in Need

The cruel cancellation of Temporary Protected Status has created a crisis.

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Americans are struggling over every bill, every purchase, every paycheck. 94% say shit is too expensive. We can't go out to dinner or take a vacation.   That’s the maddening reality we face every day. Nothing common sense about that.

Our union babies had *theee best* time at the 2026 Kiddie Carnival earlier this week! 🫧🕶️☀️ Shout out to our 1199 Social Cultural Committee Mas Band for making it happen! 💛✊✨