1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East | |
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Founded | 1932 |
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Headquarters | New York, New York |
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Members | 347,139 (2013)[1] |
Key people | Dennis Rivera, president 1989-2007 George Gresham, president, 2007-present |
Affiliations | SEIU |
Website | www |
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.
Influence[]
Patrick Gaspard, a former executive vice president for politics and legislation at the union, was the political director for Barack Obama's presidential campaign.[3] Gaspard was appointed White House Political Director during Obama's first term in office.[4]
In 2016, 1199SEIU's president George Gresham was credited by Mario Cuomo for helping to get the $15 minimum wage in New York State passed.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 031-847. Report submitted May 20, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 031-847. (Search)
- ^ 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 August 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Gray, Geoffrey (November 9, 2008). "Hope for O Gig? Gaspard's Your Guy". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on August 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "Live coverage: Cuomo signs bill raising New York's minimum wage to $15". syracuse.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- Fink, Leon; Greenberg, Brian (1989). Upheaval in the Quiet Zone. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-06047-4.(Information on the early history of 1199.)
- Fink, Leon; Greenberg, Brian (2009). Upheaval in the Quiet Zone (2nd, paperback ed.). University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-07605-3.
External links[]
Categories:
- Service Employees International Union