1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East | |
Founded | 1932 |
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Headquarters | New York, New York |
Location | |
Members | 347,139 (2013) [1] |
Key people | Dennis Rivera, president 1989–2007 George Gresham, president, 2007–present |
Affiliations | SEIU |
Website |
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1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East is a healthcare union in the United States, with a membership of 400,000 including retirees. It is a local union within the Service Employees International Union. It is a former local of 1199: The National Health Care Workers' Union.
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Patrick Gaspard, a former executive vice president for politics and legislation at the union, was the political director for Barack Obama's presidential campaign. [3] Gaspard was appointed White House Political Director during Obama's first term in office. [4]
In 2016, 1199SEIU's president George Gresham was credited by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for helping secure the passage of the $15 minimum wage in New York State. [5]