SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, Kent, WA Videos

The results are in: Healthcare workers at MultiCare Deaconess in Spokane and Valley Hospital in Spokane Valley overwhelmingly voted to authorize our bargaining team to take public action up to and including an unfair labor practice strike if an agreement is not reached. We don’t want to strike, but we will if we have to. We're standing up for quality patient care and sounding the alarm against MultiCare’s corporate greed!

#BlackHistoryMonth isn’t just about our past; Black people are shaping history NOW: paving the way, fighting inequity, and winning justice every day! ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

Victory to Virginia Mason!
We did it! Congratulations to Virginia Mason hospital workers for voting to unionize their workplace! When we unite, we are stronger together. VM workers, join us for a membership launch meeting at Seattle First Baptist – 1111 Harvard Ave on the following dates/times: Thursday, January 25th 10am, 1pm, 4pm, 5:30pm, 7:30pm Saturday, January 27th 8am-1pm

Vote union YES!✅
Who's voting YES ✅ for a union? We are! Join Virginia Mason workers on January 10 to vote yes for a union.

Hundreds of our neighbors, friends, and fellow union siblings have answered the call to stand with behavioral health workers at Wellfound in Tacoma, who have been bargaining their first contract for over a year. It's time for Wellfound, which is jointly operated by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and MultiCare, to settle a contract with fair wages, safety, and staffing so our community can thrive. It's not too late to add your name at wellfoundunited.org 💜

Crossroads: Seizing Our Power as SEIU Nurses
🔊 LIVESTREAM: We’re joining together to celebrate how nurses are using our power to take action for our patients, our profession and our communities. Join us NOW! #NursesWeek

With so much at stake this November, working people need to come together and make sure our voices are heard. Make sure you’re #VoteReady now: https://1199nw.org/3xDwLtC #NationalVoterRegistrationDay

The Cascade Behavioral Health Safety Strike
🎥 NEW VIDEO: Cascade Behavioral Health workers outside Seattle speak out about what led them to strike. "Arms broken, legs broken...all kinds of injuries." "We had alarmed management for years, but we got ignored." Watch how 1199NWers stood up for patient safety — and won.

Workers at Cascade psych facility deliver in-person plea for safety to Acadia CEO Debbie Osteen
Cascade Behavioral Health and its parent company, Acadia Healthcare, are for-profit companies preying on vulnerable patients and cutting corners on safety. Staff and patients at the facility deserve a safe environment to work and recover. That's why dozens of us are on safety strike to fight for the health of our patients and our community. #Striketober

Informational Picket at UW Medicine
In early August, we sent a clear message to UW Medicine with our informational picket — that we stand by the mission and we'll take action to protect it. This week, we're returning to the bargaining table ready to negotiate a contract that guarantees quality care for our patients and delivers solutions to our priorities. UW Medicine administrators have a choice. Are they ready to put safe care first?

Safety Matters at Cascade Behavioral Health
On August 1, healthcare workers at Cascade Behavioral Health Hospital in Tukwila, Washington, experienced a traumatic incident of workplace violence that created an abnormally unsafe work environment. The workers have been on a safety strike since August 2. These are their stories.

SEIU Local 205 at Acadia HQ
🎥 Watch: SEIU solidarity across state lines! This week, our fearless union siblings from SEIU Local 205 in Tennessee showed up at the headquarters of Cascade Behavioral Health's for-profit parent company, Acadia Healthcare, in Franklin, TN, to deliver our letter to CEO Debbie Osteen on our behalf. From Washington to Tennessee — this is what our union power looks like!

Press Conference on Immigrant Justice Impacts of Ongoing Safety Crisis at Cascade
Healthcare workers at Cascade Behavioral Health held a joint press conference today with OneAmerica, the largest immigrant and refugee advocacy organization in Washington State, to call out the abnormally unsafe working conditions at Cascade, a sign that the voices and rights of immigrant workers are being disrespected. We shared our concerns about the discrimination, disrespect and outright racism we've experienced and the resulting impacts on patient care.

Friday Prayer at Cascade Behavioral Health
Our sisters Ayan, Sara, and Adam stepped away from the picket line at Cascade Behavioral Health on Friday to gather for Friday Prayer, Jumma. They were led in prayer by Sara's son. They wanted to share this special moment with our union family: "We are out here at Cascade fighting for safety, but we also have our faith and our beliefs. Blessings to all."

Message from King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay
Thank you, King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay, for your message of solidarity ahead of our informational picket at Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Northwest & Clinics, and Airlift NW. It's time for UW Medicine to #RespectProtectPayUs and treat us like the heroes that we are!

SEIU Healthcare 1199NW CNAs at UW Medicine - Northwest Hospital march on the boss
The CNAs of UW Medicine - Northwest take great pride in our work and are the foundation of patient care in the hospital. But right now our staffing is in crisis mode, jeopardizing our ability to provide quality patient care. Yesterday, we delivered our petition to management demanding they show us the respect we deserve and address the staffing crisis immediately. We will remain united until we win!