Make a Call Today to Fight for Your 5%! Our County Commissioners need to hear from all of us to hold the Mayor accountable. Tell them how you feel about Mayor Gimenez wanting to keep taking 5% of your paycheck.
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SEIU Members Keep Healthcare Issue Alive
Easily 300 people from across South Florida turned out to the Broward Legislative Delegation’s Town Hall on Healthcare to tell the lawmakers to keep fighting for healthcare expansion. From gut-wrenching personal stories about juggling health issues while uninsured to expert testimony from nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals, the 2.5 hour forum provided evidence thatContinue reading “SEIU Members Keep Healthcare Issue Alive”
Town Hall on Healthcare June 25
Jackson and County Employees Rally for 5%
More than 200 county employees, including dozens from Jackson Health System, turned out June 18 to rally for the return of our 5% contribution. Police officers, bus drivers, sanitation workers, park workers and many others joined us to demand an independent audit of the county’s health fund.
Fight for Accountability on 5% Press Conference
Let the Mayor Know We Want Our 5% Back! For three years, the county has been taking 5% from its employees for their health coverage. It was supposed to be a short-term solution to an economic crisis. We’ve discovered that millions of that money has been stockpiled in a fund with no particular purpose. JoinContinue reading “Fight for Accountability on 5% Press Conference”
“Vote for immigration reform and I’ll stop calling”
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry on why you should make one call per day, for the next week, until the Senate votes to support commonsense immigration reform with a roadmap to citizenship.
Miami Herald: Florida businesses stuck with Medicaid tab for state’s inaction
Florida businesses could be on the hook for millions in healthcare costs and fines simply because the Florida Legislature did not expand Medicaid in the state. The longer it takes the state to do the right thing, the more it will cost our economy and the health of our citizens.
Hurricane Pay Agreement
Local 1991 won our grievance related to hurricane pay for August 26, 2012. Affected employees who have yet to receive the agreed upon compensation for their time should contact the union office at union@seiu1991.org. Should you have any questions, click the link below to read or print the entire agreement or the Jackson pay policyContinue reading “Hurricane Pay Agreement”
Part Time to Full Time Conversions
In January, our union negotiated with JHS management to create a process that would allow all part-time CSNs (both the 12 1/2-hour shift and 8-hour shift) to convert to full-time status. To get converted, part-time employees had to work a full-time schedule at least nine out of the twelve weeks between January 6 and MarchContinue reading “Part Time to Full Time Conversions”
The Real Faces of Immigration Reform
Last Tuesday, a smart, bipartisan bill for comprehensive immigration reform moved ahead toward a full vote in the Senate — and that vote could happen in just a matter of weeks. Unlike six years ago, anti-immigrant conservatives have so far been unable to derail reform. If there was ever a time to get off theContinue reading “The Real Faces of Immigration Reform”