Healthcare workers are our most valuable resource in addressing COVID-19, and keeping healthcare workers safe must be our top priority. 1199SEIU, the nation’s largest healthcare workers’ union, has been working tirelessly with our members and partners to make sure our healthcare workers have what they need to do their job well and under the best conditions possible. Learn more here about how workers can protect themselves and how you can stand with workers on the frontlines of this crisis.
We are in desperate need of resources to stop the spread of COVID-19 and the toll it continues to take. Healthcare workers can't do it alone. The federal government must do its part. Without providing access to lifesaving personal protective equipment (PPE) and crisis pay to cover essential bills, childcare, and transportation to work, healthcare workers are being forced to choose between caring for their patients and caring for their families.
"For too long," Joe Biden said in a speech announcing his American Jobs Plan, caregivers "have been unseen, underpaid and undervalued."
That tide is now starting to turn. Caregivers are an integral part of President Biden’s infrastructure plan. For more, check out this article. #buildbackbetter
Roads, bridges ... and caregivers? Why Biden is pushing a 'radical shift' to redefine infrastructure
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Caregiving is one of the most notable examples of how Biden expanded the traditional definition of infrastructure in his $2 trillion jobs plan."My experience getting vaccinated definitely helped relieve stress during this extremely stressful time. It will help so people begin to live normally, spend time with family and friends, and give the elderly a since of comfort.
"Future generations are depending on you and me to do so,”
said Tavon Brown, an 1199 SEIU Maryland/DC Dietary Employee at Johns Hopkins Medicine Hospital.
#GetVaccinated #ProtectMDWorkers #COVID19 #EssentialWorkers“Due to my dad passing a couple years ago, it was important for me to get vaccinated. I also wanted to get vaccinated for my mom, brother, and family. I am ready to get back to the enjoying life, exercising, and being with my family.
My experience getting vaccinated definitely helped relieve stress during this extremely stressful time. It will help so people begin to live normally, spend time with family and friends, and give the elderly a since of comfort. Future generations are depending on you and me to do so.”
Tavon Brown, Dietary Employee
Johns Hopkins Hospital
#1199SEIU #1199SEIUMDDC #GetVaccinated #ProtectMDWorkers #COVID19 #HealthcareWorkers #EssentialWorkers
Brooklyn and Bronx 1199 Family! Join us NEXT WEEK on Thursday, April 22, from 7-8:30pm for a very special Zoom Boroughwide Meeting. We’ll welcome Maya for Mayor, our endorsed candidate for New York City Mayor, and other special guests.
We’ll also learn about ranked choice voting, how we can get involved in the issues facing our communities, our progress around vaccinations, and our upcoming contract negotiations with the League of Voluntary Hospitals.
Click here to sign up: ncv.microsoft.com/3VCgdp7pIT
See you on April 22!
