1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East

What 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East does

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is a labor union representing more than 450,000 nurses, certified nursing assistants, home care workers, hospital staff, and other healthcare employees across Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington D.C., and Florida. Founded in 1932 and headquartered in New York City with a regional office in Miami, the union is affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which has over 2 million members. The organization is led by President George Gresham, with DeQuasia Canales serving as Acting Executive Vice President for Florida.

The union's core product is membership-based collective bargaining representation. It negotiates contracts on behalf of workers at hospitals (e.g., Kaleida Health, Catholic Health, Guthrie Corning, Columbia Memorial, HCA Florida Northwest), nursing homes (Consulate Health Care, Ascension Living, Weinberg Campus), home care agencies (42 agencies covered by a recent $30 million arbitration award), and clinics (Callen-Lorde, Planned Parenthood). Member-facing products include the 1199 Magazine quarterly publication, a mobile app for member communications, a Political Action Center for legislative engagement, education and delegate training programs, and the 'Bread and Roses' cultural program. The technology footprint is limited to standard digital communications and organizing tools; there is no proprietary technology platform.

Revenue is generated through monthly member dues — capped at $100 for members earning below $90,000 annually and $125 for higher earners — plus voluntary Political Action Committee contributions. New members do not begin paying dues until they ratify their first contract. Distribution occurs through worksite organizing committees, new-employee 'union difference' orientations, delegate networks elected from each department, and political action campaigns; recent strategic activity has included AFL-CIO alliance-building, geographic expansion in Florida and Massachusetts, and successful enforcement actions such as the $30 million home care arbitration award.

Name

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East

Legal name

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East

Website

https://1199seiu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is a labor union representing over 450,000 nurses and healthcare workers across six states and Washington D.C., providing collective bargaining, contract negotiation, political advocacy, and member benefits services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Workers Union

NAICS

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (813930)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Taft-Hartley / Union Multiemployer Group Health Plans (FSAIAFAG), Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

Keywords

• Healthcare union services
• Collective bargaining representation
• Union member benefits
• Workforce advocacy
• Labor union organization

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Dues: Union derives revenue from monthly dues paid by members. Dues are capped at $100 per month for members earning below $90,000 annually. Members earning more than $7,500 monthly or $90,000 annually pay $125 per month. New members do not begin paying dues until they have successfully negotiated a first contract that wins improvements to their jobs. Dues fund staff salaries, legal experts, organizers, contract negotiation costs, office expenses, and campaigns.
2. Voluntary Political Action Contributions (PAC): Members make voluntary contributions to support the union's political voice in government. These contributions advocate for interests of patients and working families. Healthcare is highly regulated and majority of healthcare funding comes from government, making political engagement critical to the union's mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East provides union membership, collective bargaining representation, and workplace advocacy for approximately 450,000 healthcare workers — including nurses (RNs, LPNs), certified nursing assistants, hospital staff, nursing home workers, and home care workers — across Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington D.C., and Florida. Core services encompass contract negotiation, grievance handling, political action advocacy, member benefits (health benefits, retirement, education), and member mobilization through organizing, pickets, and political campaigns.

Product overview

1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is a healthcare workers union offering a unified membership platform that provides collective bargaining representation, workplace advocacy, and member services. The core offering is union membership, supplemented by the 1199 Magazine publication, a mobile app for member communications, benefits programs, political action resources, and education/leadership training initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bread and Roses Program: Cultural and artistic program of the union
• 1199 Magazine

Products and services

• 1199SEIU Membership Union membership for nurses and healthcare workers providing collective bargaining representation, contract negotiation, workplace advocacy, and member benefits.
• 1199 Magazine

Quantifiable outcome

• Won $15 minimum wage for all Florida nursing home workers through state budget - effective October 2022
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Service Employees International Union (SEIU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner1199SEIU is affiliated with SEIU, which has over 2 million members and is the largest labor union in North America. SEIU is the parent organization providing support, resources, and collective bargaining expertise.
• Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1168coreStrategic or Co-development Partner1199SEIU and CWA jointly represent nearly 8,000 caregivers at Kaleida Health facilities in Western New York. The unions bargain together and coordinate strike actions. Members include RNs, Physical and Occupational Therapists, and support staff.
• Healthcare Systems of America (HSA)minorOthers1199SEIU members work at facilities owned by HSA including Florida Medical Center (FMC), North Shore Medical Center, and Palmetto General Hospital. Collaborative approach to contract negotiations with HSA for south Florida hospitals.
• Ascension LivingminorOthers1199SEIU represents workers at Ascension Living facilities including Our Lady of Peace in Lewiston, NY. Ascension is the largest Catholic Health system in the US. Workers negotiated contracts including 20-month agreement.
• Consulate Health CareminorOthers1199SEIU represents workers at Florida's largest nursing home operator. Workers won annual pay raises, higher minimum starting rates, hazard pay, and successorship language through collective bargaining.
• Tenet HealthcareminorOthers1199SEIU Florida bargaining committees for Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center and St. Mary's Medical Center negotiate with Tenet for improved pay, PTO, wage equity, and staffing.
• Elara CaringminorOthers400 workers from 10 Elara Caring sites voted to join 1199SEIU in Massachusetts, joining nearly 2,500 existing Elara members across MA and New York.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• National Nurses United (NNU): National Nurses United is the largest union of registered nurses in the US, representing ~225,000 nurses. It directly competes with 1199SEIU to represent hospital nurses across overlapping regions and has been a rival in major organizing campaigns.
• American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Healthcare: AFT represents more than 1.7 million members including a significant healthcare division covering nurses and allied health professionals. AFT Healthcare directly competes with 1199SEIU in representing hospital nurses, particularly in public sector and academic medical centers.
• AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees): AFSCME is one of the largest US unions with ~1.4 million members, including a substantial healthcare worker constituency in public hospitals, nursing homes, and home care. It directly competes with 1199SEIU for representation in these sectors.
• SEIU 32BJ: SEIU 32BJ is a fellow SEIU local representing ~175,000 building service workers in the Northeast. While focused on property services rather than healthcare, it shares the same parent, overlapping geography, and similar political strategy, making it a direct operational peer within the SEIU family.

Broad incumbents

• Service Employees International Union (SEIU): SEIU is 1199SEIU's parent organization and the largest labor union in North America with over 2 million members. As a broad incumbent, SEIU oversees multiple locals including 1199SEIU and provides shared resources, bargaining expertise, and political infrastructure.

Emerging players

• National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW): NUHW is a smaller, California-based union representing ~16,000 healthcare workers, primarily at Kaiser Permanente and major California hospital systems. As an emerging player, it competes in the same space but at much smaller scale and concentrated in a single state.

Regional players

• California Nurses Association (CNA/NNU): CNA is a regional affiliate of National Nurses United and one of the most aggressive nursing unions, representing ~100,000 RNs primarily in California. It is comparable as a major nurses' union but operates in a different geography with no direct competition for 1199SEIU's represented facilities.
• SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania: SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania is a fellow SEIU local representing ~45,000 healthcare workers across Pennsylvania. It operates with the same model, parent affiliation, and structure as 1199SEIU but in a different geographic territory with no direct facility competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/1199SEIU
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/1199SEIUvideos
• Facebookfacebook.com/1199seiu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/34465
• Instagraminstagram.com/1199seiu

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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