Call your state legislator right now at (866) 443-1844 and tell them to support Medicaid expansion. Take a stand for our patients, our hospital and the community. Tell them to take the money and save lives!
Member Activism
Local 1991 Member Blasts Ryan Budget Proposal
If Congressman Paul Ryan could talk to patients like the young man Denise Glass, RN, saw last week in the Jackson emergency room living with a large, painful testicular mass he couldn’t afford to get treated, he might reconsider his disastrous budget plan. “Everybody told me I need to go the hospital but I don’t have any money,” the patient told his nurses. “I got my wife and kids and I work, but you know I just don’t have more money for the hospital. Can you just do something so I can go to work?”
Medicaid Action Call March 15
For the next 30 days, healthcare advocates from around the state are making calls to their legislators to support Medicaid expansion. Friday, March 15, is our day to make calls. Register online today to give your ten minutes to the cause.
Local 1991 Members Get Political
Florida senators and representatives spent the last week of February in their home districts meeting with residents in preparation for the 2013 legislative session. Local 1991 members took advantage of the opportunity to meet with their legislators about priority issues such as Medicaid expansion.
Union Members Testify About Medicaid Expansion
On Feb. 11, SEIU Local 1991 president Martha Baker, RN, and board member Maggie Pena, a social worker, traveled to Tallahassee to testify about the necessity of Medicaid expansion to Jackson Health System.
Local 1991 Members Participate in Health Summit
On Jan. 10 and 11, Local 1991 members Vilma Bates, R.N., Marlene Bachrach, ARNP, and Kathleen McGrath, R.N., participated in the Florida Healthcare Affordability Summit that was put on by the Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) in Orlando.
January 2013 COPE Political Update
COPE members returned from the holidays in January with a renewed energy to get involved in politics at every level. If you missed the meeting, mark your calendar for February 12, 2013 at noon for the next COPE meeting (DTC …
Police Officers and Fire Rescue Join Our Fight to Keep Jackson’s ER Public!
Police and firefighters held a press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 12th, outside Ryder Trauma Center to oppose plans to privatize Jackson’s Emergency Room services and Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center. “We don’t serve bankers, we don’t serve lobbyists, we serve patients,” City of Miami firefighter Troy Sutton said. “Don’t allow big money to privatize our public hospital or patients will suffer.”
Community Shows Outpouring of Support for Jackson’s ER
Elected officials, community activists and Jackson caregivers packed today’s Financial Recovery Board meeting to oppose plans to privatize Jackson’s ER services.
Members Fight for a Rai$e in the Minimum Wage at Bayfront Park
On Tuesday, July 24th, Local 1991 members joined other labor organizations for a rally to raise the minimum wage at Bayfront Park. Did you know that the current federal minimum wage is $7.25 (Florida’s is $7.67)? If our politicians did …
SEIU Local 1991 Joins Other Organizations to Celebrate Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision
On Friday, June 29th, Local 1991 joined other organizations for a press conference to respond to the landmark US Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the sweeping national health reform legislation that has improved the lives of millions, including our patients at Jackson Health System.
Community Leaders Unite to Save Our Jackson
Community leaders and residents converged on Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Alamo Park on May 1st to come together in support of “Our Jackson.” Religious leaders, elected officials, community organizers, patients and residents came to Jackson to protest the 1,100 layoffs taking …
Members Attend Rally at Carnival Shareholders Meeting
Local 1991 members stood outside the W South Beach Hotel to protest Carnival Cruise Lines during their shareholders meeting on Wednesday, April 11th. A crowd of people gathered outside the hotel to demand that Carnival Cruise Lines — which generates about $2 billion a year yet pays 1% in taxes — pay their fair share.
Members Attend “Justice For Trayvon” Rally
Local 1991 Members Regina McDade, RN, and Gail Symonette, RN, were among more than 1,000 people who attended the “Justice For Trayvon” rally in downtown Miami on Sunday, April 1st. The event was held at Bayfront Park and called for …
Member Norberto Molina, RN, In DC To Support the Affordable Care Act!
As Supreme Court justices listen to arguments on the Affordable Care Act this week, Local 1991 member Norberto Molina, RN, is currently in Washington D.C. standing in favor of the healthcare law.
Jackson Employees Stand Up For Patient Care at Public Hearing
Fed up with management’s refusal to listen to their concerns, hundreds of Jackson employees packed a public hearing today to warn Miami Dade County Commissioners about the devastating consequences of mass layoffs. Above: Yaakov Reif, RN, and his fellow coworkers from TICU spoke before commissioners during the special hearing on Jackson.
CHAIRMAN MARTINEZ GRANTS OUR REQUEST FOR A HEARING ON JACKSON LAYOFFS!
Chairman Joe Martinez grants our union’s request for a public hearing as hundreds of Jackson employees, patients and community supporters rally on March 6th outside the Miami-Dade Commission Meeting!
Local 1991 Members Meeting with Miami Dade Commissioners About Jackson
For the past month, Jackson’s nurses, doctors and healthcare professionals have been meeting with Miami Dade Commissioners to give our elected officials an up-close look at what’s happening inside our public hospital. During the meetings, caregivers have been sharing their …
Union Members Demand Answers On Dropped Healthplan Doctors
A group of 35 SEIU 1991 members stormed the office of senior vice president Fernando Salgado on Friday afternoon to demand answers about why their doctors have been dropped from the JMH healthplan without any notification.