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1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. The Largest Healthcare Union in the Nation. Our mission is to advocate for quality care and good jobs for all! Since our founding in 1932 our mission has been to stand up for quality healthcare good jobs and social justice for all. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called 1199 his favorite union and referred to us as the authentic conscience of the labor movement. Over the years 1199 has won some of the highest standards for healthcare workers in the country including good wages and benefits safe staffing paid time off secure retirement model childcare and education benefits and a real voice work in the workplace. Our members are highly politically engaged and active so we have the strength to advocate with government and elected officials for our patients families and communities.