Nursing Home Leaders' Action Brings Us Closer to the Finish Line

After many months of tough negotiations, your SEIU Healthcare Florida bargaining committee and Sea Crest reached a tentative agreement for a new union contract.

We endured a long fight, and we believe the agreement we reached with Sea Crest contains significant improvements, despite negotiating during the worst economic situation we’ve ever seen.  In fact, Sea Crest and many other healthcare employers have declared wage freezes for 2010.

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SEIU Caregivers Picket Nursing Home Headquarters in Tampa

Dozens of union members from nursing homes across Central Florida marched in Tampa at Sea Crest and Greystone’s corporate headquarters on February 17th.

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Healthcare Reform Update: It's Decision Time

The question congress must, once again, answer: Whose Side Are You On? Will you side with working people who simply want to work hard, provide a decent life for their family, and have their shot at the American dream? Or will you stand with insurance companies who hike premiums just to make an extra buck?

The President’s Healthcare Proposal.
His proposal begins to give working families the health care security they’ve been losing over the past 16 years.

• It makes insurance more affordable by providing the largest middle class tax cut for health care in history, reducing premium costs for tens of millions of families and small business owners who are priced out of coverage today. This helps over 31 million Americans afford health care who do not get it today – and makes coverage more affordable for many more.

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Interviews: Aftershocks of Haiti Earthquake Shake SEIU Communities

We interviewed two SEIU members--an CNA and an internal organizer--who have been personally affected by the tragedy in Haiti. One of the interviewees is stuck in the agony of not knowing what has happened to her loved ones, while the other knows all too well the heart-wrenching toll such a disaster can have on one's family. These are their stories.

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