Are you and your co-workers...
     • Concerned about the low level of staffing?
     • Upset at how little time is spent with patients?
     • Frustrated with unfair treatment?
     • Struggling to afford family health insurance?
     • Angry that management refuses to pay a
       decent wage for your hard work?

You are not alone. Health care workers are joining the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199 to have a voice in what our pay and benefits will be, and in decisions affecting our patients.

 Click here to contact 1199

By uniting together, District 1199 health care workers have accomplished much more than any one person could alone. We've stood up for and won:
       Fair wages and raises
       Affordable health insurance
       Safe staffing requirements
       Training & education opportunities
       Fair treatment for all workers

 Click here to learn more about 1199

District 1199 is the largest health care union in New England.  With 20,000 members in nursing homes, hospitals, state and private-provider health care centers, our collective power gives us a voice where we work and in our communities.
 
To find out how to form a union at your facility:

• Call us at 860-549-1199 (CT toll-free 1-800-922-1768). In Rhode Island, call 401-457-5099.
   
• Email action@nehceu.org with your name, address, phone number and where your work. 

NOTE: If you work in New York, contact 1199-New York (a separate union.)  Click here for a list of 1199-NY offices, or call the 1199-NY headquarters at 212-582-1890.