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1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East

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1199SEIU
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Founded1932 (1932)
HeadquartersNew York, New York
Location
Members
347,139 (2013)[1]
Key people
Leon J. Davis, founder
Doris Turner[2]
Dennis Rivera
AffiliationsSEIU
Websitewww.1199seiu.org

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is a healthcare union in the United States, with a membership of 400,000, including retirees. It is a local union within the Service Employees International Union. It is a former local of 1199: The National Health Care Workers' Union.

History

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The 1199 Union traces its origins to women of color employed at drug stores and volunteer hospitals in New York City, who worked for relatively low wages.[3]

Influence

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Patrick Gaspard, a former executive vice president for politics and legislation at the union, was the political director for Barack Obama's presidential campaign.[4] Gaspard was appointed White House Political Director during Obama's first term in office.[5]

In 2016, 1199SEIU's president George Gresham was credited by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for helping secure the passage of the $15 minimum wage in New York State.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 031-847. Report submitted May 20, 2014.
  2. ^ Young, Cynthia A. (1 November 2006). Soul Power: Culture, Radicalism, and the Making of a U.S. Third World Left. Duke University Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-8223-8861-6.
  3. ^ Botein, Hilary (2009). "Visions of community: post‐war housing projects of Local 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and Local 1199, Hospital Workers Union". Planning Perspectives. 24 (2): 187. doi:10.1080/02665430902734293. ISSN 0266-5433.
  4. ^ McAllister, Jarred (June 27, 2008). "Haitian American labor leader Patrick Gaspard in key job with Barack Obama". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  5. ^ Gray, Geoffrey (November 9, 2008). "Hope for O Gig? Gaspard's Your Guy". New York. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  6. ^ "Live coverage: Cuomo signs bill raising New York's minimum wage to $15". syracuse.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
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