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Your SEIU 1991 leaders respectfully ask you to consider our recommendations for the August 20, 2024, Primary Elections.  Below, you’ll find convenient linksto our Miami-Dade County and Broward County palm cards with SEIU 1991’s endorsed candidates. Miami-Dade 2024 Primary Palm Card Broward County 2024 Primary Palm Card You may print these out and take them to the pollsContinue reading “PALM CARDS INSIDE — Miami-Dade and Broward County 2024 Primary Elections.”

Our union had an impressive bargaining session with Management yesterday, July 18th. As most of you know, we have two issues on the table- The COLA and staffing ratios. In June, we proposed a 5% across-the-board COLA and enhanced ratios in the ED (ADULT AND PEDI), IMCU, and MED-SURG floors. We are all very proud of the research and theContinue reading “SEIU 1991 Members Make Amazing Presentations of the Work We Do Every Day.”

We encourage you to join us on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. for a Day of Action with Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. Please see the flyer below for full details and information on signing up.  To view a scheduleof additional upcoming political actions for Mayor Cava and other endorsed candidates, please click thisContinue reading “Join Us and Mayor Daniella Levine Cava for a Day of Action, Saturday, July 20th.”

As we approach the 2024 Primary and General elections, it’s crucial to recognize the profound influence theseelections have on our union, community, and hospital. As nurses, doctors, and healthcare workers at Jackson, our Miami-Dade County elected leaders ultimately become ourJHS bosses’ bosses. It’s important to note that election laws in Florida have recently changed. ALLContinue reading “Your Vote-By-Mail Ballot Request Requires Renewal! Check Your Ballot Status and Help Elect The Best Miami-Dade County Leaders!”

Please join us for a Juneteenth Celebration of Blacks in Medicine. A panel will discuss the evolution of Black doctors and practitioners in medicine in and around the Liberty City community, followed by an exciting afternoon with a cookout and rides. The flyer below lists the schedule of events. We hope to see you there!Continue reading “Join Us for a Juneteenth Celebration —Wednesday June 19th.”

SEIU 1991 and Management continued negotiations for a new permanent per diem rate on Thursday, June 6. At the closing of our previous bargaining session, SEIU 1991 had proposed a $55/ hour rate, while Management proposed $42/hour. Chief negotiator Martha Baker, RN, effectively demonstrated to Management that the nursing leadership at Jackson is very dependent onContinue reading “SEIU 1991 Secures Stability in CSN per diem Pay Rates”

Your union leadership invites you to a bargaining session tomorrow, Thursday, June 6th, at 3:00 P.M. Management and SEIU 1991 will return to the bargaining table tomorrow to continue negotiations for CSN per diem rates at Jackson.  Please join us in supporting our SEIU 1991 leadership and per diem bargaining team. Our strength is in our numbers! Click hereContinue reading “You’re Invited! CSN Per Diem Bargaining Continues Tomorrow, Thursday, June 6th at 3:00 P.M”

SEIU 1991 launched its bargaining reopener session with Management today, Tuesday, June 4th, with 50 members in the room and 159 members on the webinar. For the first time, negotiations included Nurses, Doctors, and Healthcare Professionals all together at one table.  Chief Negotiator Martha Baker, RN, spoke on behalf of SEIU 1991. A 5% cost-of-living adjustmentContinue reading “SEIU 1991 Bargaining Reopener Today. Management Unresponsive!”

Your union leadership for all three of our bargaining units is inviting you to our first bargaining reopener session, which will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4, at 2:00 p.m. in DTC 259 at JMH. Management and SEIU 1991 will return to the bargaining table to begin our 2024 – 2025 bargaining reopener. As outlined in our collective bargaining agreement, thisContinue reading “Attention All SEIU 1991 Nurses, Doctors and Healthcare Professionals: You’re Invited to a Bargaining Session Tomorrow, June 4 at 2:00 P.M.”

Management and SEIU 1991 will return to the bargaining table on Thursday, May 30th, at 2:00 P.M. to negotiate CSN per diem rates at Jackson. Click here to join Today, May 30th at 2:00 P.M.: https://jhsmiami.zoom.us/j/84095564577 One tap mobile : +17866351003,,84095564577# US (Miami) We invite all CSN per diems to attend today’s zoom and strongly encourage those who haveContinue reading “You’re Invited to CSN Per Diem Bargaining Today, May 30th, at 2:00 P.M.”