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SEIU leaders and activists have endorsed candidates, in both parties, to help us fight for our community, colleagues and mission. Our county commissioners are critical to our healthcare agenda because they help keep management accountable.  These elected officials essentially become our bosses, bosses’.  They have stepped in for us before and blocked management from implementingContinue reading “Elections Spotlight: Miami-Dade County Commission”

Last month our heavily Conservative Supreme Court reversed a 49 year precedent and overturned Roe v. Wade.  During this term, the Supreme Court has ruled to allow individuals in the state of New York to carry guns in public — even though there were local laws forbidding such open carry.  From voting rights to protectingContinue reading “Why Elections Matter”

We save patients every day.  SEIU activists also work to save the earth.  Our labor management partnership is forging ahead with great momentum as the Climate Committee brings forth another successful endeavor.  Our very own Elizabeth Joseph, NE, Yahaira Colon, SLP, Caitlin Maclaren, CSN, Marlene Arzola, RTS, and Jude Pierre, CSN, have led the initiativeContinue reading ” Working Together To Save Our Earth!”

Congratulations to our climate committee and their first ever tree planting event! Despite tropical storm conditions our dedicated climate committee co-chair Yahaira Colon, SLP, along with her husband Ryan Colon, Mike Nolan, PT from Jackson North and Marcella Arroyo, CSN from Jackson West, showed up and planted 400 trees.  Another environmental conservation mission accomplished, followingContinue reading “400 Trees Planted! Thank you Climate Committee For Another Great Event”

The Miami-based Beta Beta Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity honored SEIU Local 1991 during the fraternity’s Recognition of Community Heroes awards ceremony on May 19, 2022. SEIU 1991 Vice President Grace Meatley accepted the award.

SEIU Local 1991 President Vicki González and Climate Committee Co-Chairs Yahaira Colón and Caitlin MacLaren invite you, your family, and friends to Million Trees Miami, a community-wide campaign to plant one million trees and achieve a 30 percent tree canopy cover in Miami-Dade County. Let’s do our part to give back to our environment byContinue reading “Let’s save the earth and plant some trees together”

As Jackson Health System onboards more Social Workers to meet patient needs, market adjustments are pushing wages upward. SEIU Local 1991 has negotiated significant step increases and pay raises for the following job classifications: Social Worker, BSW 16.8% pay increase   Clinical Social Worker, MSW & Clinical Social Worker Transplant12.6% pay increase LCSW & Jail Diversion CorrectionsContinue reading “All Social Workers and CMH Counselors win pay raises up to 25.2%”

On Friday, April 22, 2022, United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy visited Jackson Memorial Hospital. He hosted a roundtable discussion with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers about their experiences working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Murthy, a Miami native, addressed burnout and healthcare workforce turnover. He said his office was draftingContinue reading “Jackson Health System Featured in U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Healthcare Worker Burnout”

May 23, 2022 The City of Miami honored William W. Riley, a longtime IBEW Business Manager, during a street renaming ceremony on Monday. Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami co-designated NW 16th Terrace between NW 17th Avenue and NW 15th Street as “William ‘Billy’ W. Riley Way.” William was born in Miami in 1945Continue reading “Miami Street Named After Union Legend”

SEIU Local 1991 nurses, doctors, and healthcare professionals are celebrating Nurse Week/Hospital Week from May 6 to May 12.