District 1199C Hospital & Health Care Employees, Philadelphia & VicinityBenefit & Pension Funds of Hospital & Health Care Employees, Philadelphia & Vicinity
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    Liberty Center - RNs, LPNs, CNAs

    Liberty Center - RNs, LPNs, CNAs

    Liberty Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Now Hiring! New sign on bonuses, updated wages, New weekend warrior pay! Scan to Apply  [ read more ]

    They didn’t have proper PPE: These Black health care workers got the vaccine. They say distrust isn’t just historical

    They didn’t have proper PPE: These Black health care workers got the vaccine. They say distrust isn’t just historical

    By: WHYY, Sojourner Ahébée - March 2, 2021 - Keta White is a Black health care worker at Germantown Home, in Philadelphia’s Mount Airy neighborhood. And she’s one of 13,000 members of District 1199C, a majority Black- and brown-led union that represents Black workers in all fields in the major health care institutions in the city — behavioral, mental health, and child care facilities, as well as employees who provide health care services within the  [ read more ]

    Governor Wolf Awards Over $2 Million to Direct Care Workforce Crisis

    Governor Wolf Awards Over $2 Million to Direct Care Workforce Crisis

    “This funding will allow District 1199C to work with important partners in the labor movement as well as Employers to improve care options. By providing quality training and education tools that will result in allowing the workforce to be successful in their career paths as they continue to grow and provide direct care for the most vulnerable  within hospitals, long term care facilities, and at their homes.”  District 1199C is proud to be involved in  [ read more ]

    Health & Technology Training Institute Practical Nursing Program

    Health & Technology Training Institute Practical Nursing Program

    Community and Union members are welcomed to apply!! Financial Aid Available. During the current PANDEMIC, Once you attend a PN session and submit your application you may register for the TEAS. All Information Sessions and TEAS testing will be done virtually.  [ read more ]

    Connections Newsletter - Winter 2021

    Connections Newsletter - Winter 2021

    Connections Winter 2021 - District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund - Training Fund Leadership changes.  [ read more ]

    Public Health Emergency Leave Bill FAQ

    Public Health Emergency Leave Bill FAQ

    While the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act create some emergency sick time provisions for workers, many essential workers have been left out.  [ read more ]

    This Philadelphia Newspaper Is Forcing Its Employees to Work from the Office During COVID-19

    This Philadelphia Newspaper Is Forcing Its Employees to Work from the Office During COVID-19

    by VICTOR FIORILLO: Philadelphia Tribune Bans Employees from Working Remotely During COVID-19. If you know any journalists in town, chances are they are working remotely these days. Most of us here at Philly Mag haven’t stepped into the office in months. Inquirer staffers don’t expect to report to the office en masse until 2021. Just turn on the local TV news and you’ll see many reporters broadcasting from their well-staged living rooms. But things are  [ read more ]

    Local Coverage of Temple Health Pandemic Pay Rally

    Local Coverage of Temple Health Pandemic Pay Rally

    Local Coverage: Dozens District 1199C members gathered at Broad and Ontario Streets Tuesday to demand that Temple University Health System provide hazard pay to employees during the pandemic.  [ read more ]

  • Welcome to District 1199C

    1199C Benefit & Pension Funds for Hospital and Health Care Employees – Philadelphia and Vicinity

    © Lois Mauro

    District 1199C is an affiliate of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, AFSCME, AFL-CIO. The roots of the National Union go back to June 7, 1932 when a group of pharmacists founded the Pharmacists Union of Greater New York.

    Our own history began in December 1969, when a conference was held to form the 1199 National Organizing Committee for the express purpose of organizing health care workers throughout the country. Hoping to organize, committee representatives went to various cities across the country including Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Boston and Philadelphia. At that time hospital workers were not allowed to join a union! The National Organizing Committee successfully lobbied Harrisburg for the passage of Act 195 which gave hospital workers in Pennsylvania the right to organize and compelled employers to bargain in good faith. [ read more ]