SEIU Observes National Nurses Week
May 6-12 is National Nurses Week, and SEIU salutes the dedication of all nurses, those in our Union as well as those still struggling for a voice on the job. While recognition is important, our society can also show our appreciation for nurses by supporting efforts to better value their work and to ensure consistently safe staffing on hospital floors.
Eugene Jordan Wins 2008 Joyce Lunsford Award
St. Vincent's SEIU District 1199 Executive Board member Eugene Jordan was the recipient of the Union's hospital division award at the 2008 Leadership Assembly in Ft. Mitchell, Ky. Named in honor of the late District 1199 leader Joyce Lunsford, the award highlights the extraordinary dedication of a member-leader from the hospital division. On the adjoining video clip, view Jordan accept the honor from SEIU 1199 Executive Vice President Al Bacon.
Hospital Division - Who We Are
We are 5,500 hospital workers – consisting of registered nurses, LPNs, technical workers, skilled maintenance and support staff -- working at 15 hospitals in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky.
We are part of SEIU District 1199, the largest and fastest growing healthcare union in our three states, with more than 27,000 members in healthcare, social service and the public sector.
The Hospital Division of SEIU District 1199 is part of SEIU Healthcare, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing healthcare union. SEIU Healthcare is comprised of more than one million healthcare workers across the United States, including more than 400,000 nurses and other hospital staff.
In today’s world of healthcare, the financial bottom line has become more important than patients’ needs. Understaffing makes it hard to provide the highest quality care. Stagnating wages and costly health benefits lower standards for hospital workers everywhere. Now more than ever, healthcare workers need a strong voice to advocate on behalf of our patients and ourselves. That is why we, as a healthcare union, are leading the way to organize all hospital workers into one union and fix our broken healthcare system.