Clara Maass Nurses

As 1199SEIU RNs, We Are Stronger Together

  • Mike Glicos, ED RN (Guthrie-Corning Hospital, Corning, NY)

    “With our union contract, we finally feel recognized and valued for what we have done for patients during Covid. We RNs need a solid foundation at our hospital to do our jobs, including fair compensation, supportive benefits and most of all respect. With 1199 we both build and safeguard this foundation so we can continue to put our patients first regardless of the circumstances.”

  • Angela Dowd, RN (Guthrie-Corning Hospital, Corning, NY)

    “I worked for a non-union facility for 8 years and have been at a union hospital for 5 years. Without a union, there was no layer of safety or security. If we got put in unfair situations, we felt pushed into a corner. With 1199, there’s a safety net and job protections, including staffing guidelines and fair wages. We can speak up for ourselves and our licenses, knowing that we have support.”

  • Elizabeth Mauvais-Jazon, RN (UHealth Tower, Miami, FL)

    “Through our union, we make sure that issues like safety, staffing, and nurse-patient ratios are addressed. We negotiated the use of unsafe assignment forms as part of our legal contract. In Labor Practice Committees, we have a voice in nurse-patient ratios, winning adequate time to care for our patients to ensure patient safety. Being part of 1199SEIU, we have the strength to keep each other safe and provide excellent care for our patients.”

  • Sheila Palicia, LPN (Genesis Troy Hills Center, NJ)

    “Our union helps solve job-related problems. Thanks to our union, we have affordable healthcare premiums, longevity increases in salary, and competitive wages.”

  • Lorraine Mercado, RN (South Oaks Hospital, Amityville, NY)

    “Joining the 1199SEIU family means our jobs and our futures are secure. Having job security makes such a difference. It allows us to focus all our attention on making sure our patients receive the best possible care.”

  • Barbara Matthews-Moody, RN (LIJ Forrest Hills Hospital, NY)

    “There’s nothing more basic to protecting my patients and protecting my family than making sure I have a safe place to work. With the union, we work together with management to correct problems before any of us gets sick or injured.”

  • Jane Gerenscer, RN (Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY)

    “As a Registered Nurse for nearly 40 years, I know the importance of having great healthcare benefits for my family and myself. Our employer funded healthcare benefits amount to additional overall compensation above and beyond our annual wage increases.”

1199SEIU RNs have won Licensure Protection and Workplace Safety

With 1199SEIU, RNs have protections if put in situations where our license could be put at risk. 1199SEIU RN contracts have strict staffing guidelines. 1199SEIU Unsafe Assignment forms give RNs a voice in staffing and workplace safety. This means that when we come together to negotiate our first contract, we will be in a strong position to win better working conditions and job security while improving patient care.

1199SEIU RNs have a union advantage.

1199SEIU RNs are some of the most highly paid nurses in the country and have guaranteed cost of living raises and appropriate differentials. In the face of nursing shortages across the country, 1199SEIU helped develop a retention program that includes skills training for new nurses to ease their transition into a professional role. 1199SEIU members have won affordable healthcare and a secure pension for themselves and their families. Now we can win that too!

Learn more about 1199SEIU RN Wins

Join 1199SEIU

450,000 members strong, 1199SEIU is the largest and fastest growing healthcare union in America. 1199SEIU RNs throughout Massachusetts, New York, Maryland and Florida count on the specialized focus of the RN division to negotiate and win the best contracts. At Clara Maass, it’s our turn to win a real voice for ourselves and for our patients by forming our union with 1199SEIU.