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1199SEIU is a prominent labor union representing healthcare workers across New York, advocating for quality patient care and fair labor practices. The organization actively engages in political action and campaigns to protect vital programs like Medicaid, which serves millions of vulnerable Americans. With a focus on improving working conditions and benefits for its members, 1199SEIU has successfully negotiated contracts that include wage increases and enhanced healthcare coverage. The union also mobilizes community support to address issues affecting healthcare access and worker rights, emphasizing the importance of solidarity in the face of economic challenges. Generated from the website

New York State Nurses Association was the first state nurses association to employ a professional librarian and developed the country s largest collection of monographs and serials devoted to professional nursing issues. NYSNA currently has approximately 34,000 members and a 13-member Board of Directors, elected from the statewide membership that governs the association. NYSNA s focus has been on a constant set of core activities: influencing legislation, advocating equitable employment conditions, maintaining educational standards, and promoting high standards of nursing practice. Founded in 1901 as the country s first state nurses association, NYSNA established itself as the standard bearer in the continuous struggle to upgrade the profession. By 1996, the Association represented 36,000 nurses and other health care professionals in 164 collective bargaining units. NYSNA has three shared services agreements with neighboring SNAs: Vermont, New Jersey and Connecticut to represent nurses for collective bargaining purposes in those states.

Unite Here is one of the fastest growing, private sector, local unions in the United States. It was founded in 1995 by the merger of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU). Unite Here represents more than 700,000 active and retired members throughout North America. The union s members include immigrants and African-American, Latino and Asian-American workers. It represents workers in industrial laundries, hotels, restaurants, and the food service, airport, apparel and textile manufacturing industries. The union undertakes campaigns for Hilton Hotels Corporation, Cintas Corporation, and H&M. It also represents workers in several commercial and tribal casinos in Nevada, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, California, and Washington.