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1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
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.
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East | |
| Founded | 1932 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | New York, New York |
| Location | |
Members | 347,139 (2013)[1] |
Key people | Dennis Rivera, president 1989–2007 George Gresham, president, 2007–present |
| Affiliations | SEIU |
| Website | www |
Membership (US records)[2]
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Finances (US records; ×$1000)[2]
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Influence edit
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 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for helping secure the passage of the $15 minimum wage in New York State.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 031-847. Report submitted May 20, 2014.
- ^ a b US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 031-847. (Search)
- ^ McAllister, Jarred (June 27, 2008). . New York Daily News. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Gray, Geoffrey (November 9, 2008). "Hope for O Gig? Gaspard's Your Guy". New York. from the original on February 13, 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 edit
- Official website