SEIU Healthcare 1199NW

What SEIU Healthcare 1199NW does

SEIU Healthcare 1199NW is a private, non-profit labor union founded in 1985-1986 and headquartered in Renton, Washington, representing more than 37,000 healthcare workers across Washington state and Montana. The union organizes nurses, medical assistants, service workers, mental health professionals, and other healthcare staff in hospitals, clinics, behavioral health facilities, skilled home health, and hospice programs; it negotiates collective bargaining agreements with employers including Providence Swedish, MultiCare (Yakima Memorial, Good Samaritan, Navos), UW Medicine (Harborview, UWMC-Northwest), Kaiser Permanente Washington, PeaceHealth, Community Health Care, DESC, and Trios Health.

Its core "products" are membership representation services, contract negotiation, organizing support for unorganized workers, political and legislative advocacy, and member-benefit programs. Underlying technology is not a differentiator: there are no proprietary software platforms, APIs, or AI features — operations run on a standard WordPress website, Facebook, and Twitter/X, with membership administration handled through conventional dues billing. The union operates no app, exposes no public API, and lists no AI/ML modalities.

The business model is subscription-recurring membership dues assessed at 1.8% of base monthly pay (approximately $18 per $1,000 earned), with a monthly maximum of $90 from 2024-2027 (increasing $25 annually before retirement in July 2027). New members do not pay until they negotiate and ratify their first contract. Go-to-market is community-led field organizing rather than traditional sales: workers form unions by signing cards and winning NLRB elections, after which dues flow. The union is affiliated with SEIU (Service Employees International Union), which has 2.1 million members nationally, providing back-office scale, benefits programs, and political infrastructure.

Name

SEIU Healthcare 1199NW

Legal name

SEIU Healthcare 1199NW

Website

https://seiu1199nw.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SEIU Healthcare 1199NW is a non-profit labor union representing over 37,000 healthcare workers in Washington state and Montana, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, providing organizing and training fund services, and conducting legislative advocacy on behalf of its members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Renton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Union generates revenue through membership dues calculated as 1.8% of base monthly pay ($18 per $1,000 earned). Monthly maximum caps at $90 from 2024-2027, increasing $25 annually until retired in July 2027. Members do not pay dues until after negotiating and voting to approve their first contract.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SEIU Healthcare 1199NW is a labor union representing approximately 37,000 healthcare workers across Washington state and Montana. The union provides collective bargaining representation, contract negotiation, grievance handling, workplace advocacy, and political advocacy on behalf of nurses, medical assistants, service workers, mental health professionals, and other healthcare employees at hospitals, clinics, behavioral health facilities, and home health programs. The union is funded through member dues set at 1.8% of base monthly pay and offers member benefits including access to a labor-management training fund partnership.

Product overview

SEIU Healthcare 1199NW is a union of approximately 37,000 healthcare workers in Washington state and Montana. The organization offers union membership services for collective bargaining and workplace representation, organizing assistance for workers forming unions, political advocacy and legislative representation, training fund programs for career advancement, and member benefits including discounted programs. The union's primary 'products' are membership representation, contract negotiation, organizing support, and advocacy services rather than technology products. Key advocacy campaigns include MultiCareExposed.org targeting healthcare system practices. No technology product integrations, APIs, or AI capabilities are offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership Services Core union membership for healthcare workers in Washington state and Montana, providing collective bargaining representation, contract negotiation, workplace advocacy, grievance procedures, disciplinary-process support, and access to member benefits including training fund programs, healthcare benefits guidance, and pension/retirement support.

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• Healthcare Training FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint labor-management partnership across eight healthcare systems providing tuition assistance, professional development, and educational support services for healthcare workers to grow in their careers. Largest healthcare union training fund in Washington state. Website: healthcareerfund.org
• Reach UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to launch Apprenticeship College of Health (ACH), enabling working adults to earn low- or no-cost, work-based degrees while employed. Initial focus on Washington state with Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies with behavioral health apprenticeship focus.
• Invest in WashingtonstrategicGTM or Marketing PartnerCoalition partner in advocating for millionaire's tax legislation to fund healthcare and vital social programs in Washington state.
• SEIU 925strategicGTM or Marketing PartnerSister SEIU local in Washington state, coalition partner in legislative advocacy and rallies.
• SEIU 775strategicGTM or Marketing PartnerSister SEIU local in Washington state, coalition partner in legislative advocacy and rallies.
• Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIOstrategicGTM or Marketing PartnerState labor federation, coalition partner in advocating for worker rights and healthcare funding.
• Washington Education AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducation workers union, coalition partner in rallies for millionaire's tax.
• AFSCMEminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPublic services union, coalition partner in rallies for millionaire's tax.
• MultiCarecoreOthersOngoing contract negotiations and disputes with MultiCare system workers at Yakima Memorial, Good Samaritan, and Navos facilities. Union has filed unfair labor practice charges and conducted informational pickets.
• Providence SwedishcoreOthersOngoing disputes with Providence Swedish over layoffs and workforce reductions. Union responding to layoffs affecting SEIU Healthcare 1199NW family members.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SEIU 775: Sister SEIU local in Washington state representing long-term care and home care workers — the most directly comparable operating peer in the same geography and same parent federation, sharing member benefits infrastructure and political advocacy channels.
• Oregon Nurses Association: Oregon's state nurses association and labor union representing nurses across that Pacific Northwest state. Highly comparable in mission, member services, and Pacific Northwest operating environment, providing a regional benchmark for member value and bargaining outcomes.
• SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania: Sister SEIU Healthcare 1199 chapter representing healthcare workers in Pennsylvania. Identical mission and organizing model focused on hospital and long-term care workers — a directly comparable SEIU Healthcare 1199 affiliate with similar membership scale and contract structures.
• SEIU 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East: The original and largest SEIU Healthcare 1199 chapter representing healthcare workers in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, and DC. Directly comparable healthcare-worker union in the same SEIU Healthcare 1199 family, with identical mission, dues structure, and bargaining model.
• Washington State Nurses Association: The State Nurses Association representing RNs across Washington, the most direct competitor for nursing representation in facilities where SEIU Healthcare 1199NW is active. Highly comparable in product/service (collective bargaining for nurses in WA) and overlapping employer footprint.
• SEIU 925: Sister SEIU local in Washington state representing public sector and nonprofit workers. Direct peer in geography and SEIU family with shared coalition partnerships on legislation such as the Millionaire's Tax and shared bargaining culture.

Broad incumbents

• AFSCME: A major national labor union with significant healthcare-worker membership in public systems. A broad incumbent with overlapping collective-bargaining activity in WA healthcare (and a direct coalition partner on Millionaire's Tax rallies), comparable in scale and advocacy scope.
• National Nurses United: The largest U.S. RN-focused labor union with a national footprint. A direct competitor for nurse representation at WA/MT facilities and a broad incumbent in the healthcare-union space with significant political and organizing resources that overlap with SEIU Healthcare 1199NW's mission.

Emerging players

• AFT Healthcare: The American Federation of Teachers' healthcare division representing nurses and other healthcare professionals. An overlapping labor union with similar bargaining focus but smaller footprint in WA/MT; competes for members in some of the same hospital settings.

Others

• Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO: The WA state AFL-CIO central labor body — an ecosystem participant and coalition partner on legislative advocacy (including the Millionaire's Tax), but not a competing bargaining entity. Useful benchmark for the broader WA labor movement SEIU Healthcare 1199NW operates within.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SEIU1199NW
• Facebookfacebook.com/SEIUHealthcare1199NW
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seiu-1199nw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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