SEIU Local 1199NE

Infobox Union
name= SEIU Local 1199NE
country= United States
affiliation=
members= 20,000
full_name= Service Employees International Union Local 1199NE
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founded=
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head= SEIU
dissolved_date=
dissolved_state=
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office= Hartford, Connecticut
people= Carmen Boudier, president
website= [http://www.nehceu.org/ www.nehceu.org]
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The SEIU Local 1199NE is a local union of the Service Employees International Union in the United States. It represents 20,000 health care workers in the New England area.

In Connecticut the union is closely identified with liberal Democratic politicians and has clashed frequently with Republicans such as former Governor John G. Rowland. who were fiscal conservatives . [http://www.nhregister.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14186579&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=31007&rfi=6]

External links

* [http://www.nehceu.org/ Official site]

1199 is a warrior union who fights for the rights of the working people who care for the neediest of our society. They fight for a standard of living that allows workers to raise a family that can own a house, have affordable medical care, education for themselves and their children, and a stable retirement. It is an organization that led the rally cry for the deinstitutionalization of people with developmental disabilities. 1199 is known nation wide as a union who stands up for justice in the world beyond its sphere of influence to make the United States a better place to live.