Solidarity with the 1199 In House Staff Union

members of 1199 in house staff union holding signs that say union yes! and the 1199 in house staff union logo, a red flower

We, 1199SEIU Members, Delegates, Retirees, Organizers, Supervising Staff, and Labor Movement and Community allies stand proudly in solidarity with the 1199 In House Staff forming their union with Washington Baltimore News Guild!

As labor movement activists, organizers, & leaders, we deeply believe that all workers—including union staff—deserve dignity, respect, and a democratic voice on the job. Our union siblings at 1199SEIU UHWE work hard to ensure thousands of healthcare workers from Massachusetts to Florida have a seat at the table and the power to uplift the communities in their care. They are uniting to bring these values home and ensure that:

  • all 1199 in house staff feel heard, supported, and empowered
  • all 1199 in house staff are fairly compensated and have their benefits protected in a union contract
  • all 1199 in house staff have a voice in the decisions that affect their work & wellbeing
  • all 1199 in house staff can grow their capacity to support members in the fight for quality care & good jobs for all.
We congratulate our union siblings on this historic decision to form the 1199 In House Staff Union with WBNG! We urge 1199SEIU leadership to live their union values, recognize their staff union, and begin bargaining in good faith immediately. Unions for all!


Signatories:


*1199SEIU UHWE:*
Angel Cruz, Delegate, 1199SEIU
Angela Yang, Delegate, 1199SEIU
Gabe Fenigsohn, Delegate, 1199SEIU
Harold McKnight, Delegate, 1199SEIU
Lillian Torrico, Delegate, 1199SEIU
Nelia Jose, Delegate, 1199SEIU
Nina Geiss, Delegate, 1199SEIU
Preeti Paliwal, Delegate, 1199SEIU
Simone Lyken, Delegate, 1199SEIU
Stephane Alleyne, Delegate, 1199SEIU
Yajaira Carguill, Delegate, 1199SEIU
Alexandra Ryan, Member, 1199SEIU
Glory Edo, Member, 1199SEIU
Haja Cham, Member, 1199SEIU
Jacalyn Goldzweig Panitz, Member, 1199SEIU
Joanna Tavares, Member, 1199SEIU
Julia Donahue, Member, 1199SEIU
Lilah Maravi, Member, 1199SEIU
Lisa Forde Mentore, Member, 1199SEIU
Miguel Ortega, Member, 1199SEIU
Monique Duran, Member, 1199SEIU
Nicole Koonce, Member, 1199SEIU
Roberta Vaccaro, Member, 1199SEIU
Shannda Maheia, 1199SEIU
Sha-Paris Mullings, Member, 1199SEIU
Sheila Maldonado, Member, 1199SEIU
Tyrone Johnson, Member, 1199SEIU
Jeffrey Vogel, Retired Delegate, 1199SEIU
Debra Bosco, Retired Member, 1199SEIU
Dominique Laroche, Retired Member, 1199SEIU
Esther Cohen, Retired Member, 1199SEIU
Adam Alas, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Alexandra Dahlberg, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Caroline Propersi-Grossman, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Darrin Daley, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Eva Molina, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Hank Cohen, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Jake Ephros, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Jean Pierre, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Karenthia Green-Cole, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Laura Goodwin, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Lige English, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Mark Lindsey, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Michael Hellman, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Rhonda Brathwaite, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Sharone Brown, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Shiara Coney, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Tyrone Efferson, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Vaughn Allen Goodwin, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Vincent Villano, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Yola Ducles, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Sara Cooper, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Javier Nunez, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Leah Thompson, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Michael Hellman, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Rafael Justo, Organizer, 1199SEIU
Mary Ann Stella Domino, Staff, 1199SEIU
Annie Wallyn-Doyle, Supervisory Staff, 1199SEIU
Anthony Mendia, Supervisory Staff, 1199SEIU
Clayton Novak, Supervisory Staff, 1199SEIU
Crystal Cepeda, Supervisory Staff, 1199SEIU
Damone Broderick, Supervisory Staff, 1199SEIU
Fazil Harroon, Supervisory Staff, 1199SEIU
Regina Heimbruch, Supervisory Staff, 1199SEIU
Saneel Tavkar, Supervisory Staff, 1199SEIU
Teia Searcy, Supervisory Staff, 1199SEIU
Bruce Fleischer, Retired Staff, 1199SEIU
Frank Borges, Retired Staff, 1199SEIU
Kathy Moore, Retired Staff, 1199SEIU
Mary Wheeler Agyei, Retired Staff, 1199SEIU
MaryEllen Leveille, Retired Staff, 1199SEIU
Joe Gill, Retired Staff, 1199SEIU
Tim Dean, Retired Staff, 1199SEIU
Saily Cabral, Retired VP, 1199SEIU
Ivettza Sanchez, Former Staff, 1199SEIU
Nikta Akhavan, Former Staff, 1199SEIU
Thisanjali, Former Staff, 1199SEIU
David Duhalde, Former Staff, 1199SEIU

*LABOR ORGANIZATIONS:*
SEIU Staff Union (OPEIU Local 2), DC
SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Staff Union, WA
SEIU 32BJ 615 Staff Union, MA
SEIU 509 Staff Union, MA
SEIU 200United, NY
SEIU 512 Staff United, VA
SEIU 221 Staff Union (PNWSU), CA
SEIU 2015 Staff Union (PNWSU), CA
SEIU 925 Staff Union, WA
CIRSEIU Staff Union (CWA 1032), USA
NY State Nurses Association (NYSNA) Staff Union (USW 9544), NY
Minnesota Nurses Association Staff Organization (MNASO), MN

Health Professionals & Allied Employees (HPAE), NJ
Penn. Assn. of Staff Nurses & Allied Professionals (PASNAP), PA
Pride At Work Long Island
Washington-Baltimore News Guild, CWA 32035, MD / DC
UFCW Guild-CWA 32035, DC
The NewsGuild - CWA, International
Denver News Guild, CWA 37074, CO
Media Guild West, CWA 39213, AZ, CA, TX
CWA 1032, NJ
CWA 1101, NY
CWA 9404, CA
CWA 7901 (PERU), OR
Associated Field Representatives, USA
GrowNYC Workers Collective, NYC
NFFWU Staff Union, United Media Guild-CWA 36047
PNW Staff Union (PNWSU), CA, OR, WA
PNWSU 209, CA
PNWSU PROTEC17 Chapter, WA
Starbucks Workers United, USA
SOMSEA Staff Union, ME
Texas State Union, TX
UAW Staff United (USU), USA
Assoc. Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325, NY
UAW 259, NY
UAW 7770, RI
UFCW 367, WA
USW 9265, NY
Workers United, USA
Working Washington / Fair Work Center, WA
Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC), USA

*OTHER UNION DELEGATES, MEMBERS, & STAFF:*
Christine Baglieri, SEIU
Kelly Hewins, SEIU
Robin Upton Sukeforth, SEIU
Chad Smith, SEIU
Cesar Alvarado, SEIU
Cheriell Jackson, SEIU
Cierra Williams, SEIU
Dan Castillo, SEIU
Elizabeth Towell, SEIU
Felix Ortiz, SEIU
Hallie Wallace, SEIU
Iris Dipini, SEIU
Israel Flores, SEIU
Jack Hogan, SEIU
Jaqueline Rodriguez, SEIU
Kristen Erickson, SEIU
Michael Mueller, SEIU
Mikhail Koha, SEIU
Reneisha Knight, SEIU
Roona Ray, SEIU
Rose Villela, SEIU
Sandra Obledo, SEIU
Sandra Lopez, SEIU
Stasha Lampert, SEIU
Sumer Spika, SEIU
Terry Baillargeon, SEIU
Jamila Wilson, SEIU HCII
Sean Reilly, SEIU 32BJ
Iliana Panameno, SEIU 509
Arlette M. Jacome, SEIU 1021
Desiree Collins, SEIU 1021
Tazamisha Alexander, SEIU 1021
Tina Tapia, SEIU 1021
Christi Fanelli, OPEIU 2
Marissa Barrow, OPEIU 2
Markel Bilbao-Mate, OPEIU 2
Jeff Wheeler, OPEIU 2
Tyana Butler, OPEIU 2
Samantha Heyne, OPEIU 153
Danielle Nasr, OPEIU 1010
Dan Gabor, President, WBNG-CWA 32035
Joe Yerardi, WBNG-CWA 32035
Lyndon Brown, WBNG-CWA 32035
Sara Katz, WBNG-CWA 32035
Chadwick Lazarescu, SEIU 500 Staff Guild, WBNG-CWA 32035
Jon Schleuss, President, NewsGuild-CWA
Amanda Weems, NewsGuild-CWA
Andrew Yale, NewsGuild-CWA
Ben Ullrich, NewsGuild-CWA
Familia Decaudin, NewsGuild-CWA
Kaitlin Marone, NewsGuild-CWA
Sulita Keju, NewsGuild-CWA
Tom Hansberger, NewsGuild-CWA
Lena Solow, NewsGuild-CWA
Stephanie Basile, NewsGuild-CWA
Tate James, NYGuild-CWA
Annie Della Fera, CWA
Eric Wimer, CWA
Ian Duffee, CWA
Katherine Coombs, CWA
Lucy Hu, CWA
Maddox Wolfe, CWA
Nancy Li, CWA
Omara Gerardo, CWA
Rachel Nass, CWA
Ricky Baldwin, CWA
Shannon Drake, CWA
Yvonne Slosarski, CWA
Zane Dundon, CWA
Cory Luquet, AFGE
Haley Shaffer, AFGE
Anika Paris, AFSCME
Logan Fitzgerald, AFSCME
Phoebe Flaherty, AFSCME
Ben Suddaby, AFSCME 1624
Arwa Alhoribi, AFT
James Michael Bosco, CSEA 1000
Irfan H. Ali, DC37 371
Levi Alderson, IBEW 3
Greg Mackay, IBEW 103
Leon de Blaeij, IBEW 111
Dave Smith, IB Teamsters
Ben Mabie, IFPTE
Sandy Eaton, Mass. Nurses Association
Cindy Gaete, NUHW Staff United (NSU)
Monica Madrid, NSU
Shannon Goecke, NSU
Rachel Farrar, SAG-AFTRA
Timothy McGuire, SOMSEA
Dwayne Reece, TWU 100
Akshai Singh, Starbucks WU
Brian Murray, President, UAW Staff United (USU)
Gabrielle Hanley, USU
Cathy Rayner, UAW
Cody Leistikow, UAW
Ena Lee, UAW
Eric Dryburgh, UAW
Gabriel Flores, UAW
Jean Duchemin, UAW
Max Grear, UAW
Nicholas Livick, UAW 31
Gareth Chase, UFT
Robert Chaney, UFT
Amanda Gomez, UNITE HERE 25
Simon Warren, USW
Casey Griffin, USW
Christopher Russell, USW
Hannah Bott, USW
Heather Larson, USW
Kevin Curtin, USW
Tyler Frank, USW
Breana Higgins, Washington Education Association
Whitney Wimbish, WGA East

*COMMUNITY ALLIES:*
Alyssa Miller, CA
Oscar Maciel, CA
Priscilla Yeverino, CA
Ben Ullrich, CO
C Touros, FL
Elena Novak, FL
Tamara Bummer, DC
David Treto, FL
Devin C, FL
Indigo Lett, FL
Breanna Payton-Simons, IL
Dawn M Albanese, IL
Maya Goldberg Safir, IL
Andrea Herrera, IL
Ash Bayer, LA
Meaghan Flaherty, MA
Cory Luquet, MD
Ellen Hutton, MD
Ida Kenna, MD
Rebecca Phillips, MD
Kelly Hewins, ME
Amy Wing, ME
Greg White, ME
Jonathan Brown, ME
Joseph Gribbin, ME
Kristen Erickson, ME
Krystal A Talbot, ME
Lindsey Bigelow, ME
Tom Farkas, ME
Brianne Bernini, MN
Heather Larson, MN
Lajuane Donaldson, NJ
Nyuma Waggeh, NJ
Mildred Green-Mitchell, NJ
William Semon, NJ
Abbi Newfield, NY
Alexandra Franks, NY
Amelia Mullaney, NY
Anabel Tavkar, NY
Asia Riddick, NY
Ben Cleeton, NY
Bright D Limm, NY
Cameron Shahraray, NY
Danielle Smith, NY
Dorsa Djalilzadeh, NY
Francis Clark, NY
George Reid, NY
Jenn Babcock, NY
Julie Sciandra, NY
Justin-Tahir Lewis, NY
Kiik An Yuh, NY
Mai Schotz, NY
Marlena Fontes, NY
Matthew Hoffman, NY
Michael Kinnucan, NY
Mitchell Manning, NY
Nadia Swanson, NY
Nilda Ortiz, NY
Parisa Chavoshi, NY
Patrick Donovan, NY
Paula Weiman, NY
Priscilla C. Grim, NY
Samantha Sherry, NY
Sara Hassan, NY
Sarah McDaniel-Dyer, NY
Sarina Dayal, NY
Sasha Geist, NY
Shelli Mosley, NY
Tahiem Stewart, NY
Taryn Fivek, NY
Teonni Stewart, NY
Valerie Miller, NY
Willa Hernandez, NY
Aleena Starks, OH
Shannon Wait, SC
Crystal Maher, TX
LaRonn Cleveland, TX
Ludivina Salas, TX
Morgan Collado, TX
Noor Z.K., TX
Reese Armstrong, TX
Surayya Nagji, TX
Yana Kalmyka, TX
Walter Hill, TX
Bethany Harmon, VA
Jeff Barrois, VA
Patrick St. John, VT
Bess Devine, WA
Marcel Duruisseau, BC, Canada