SEIU Local 1199NE

The SEIU District 1199 New England is a local union of the Service Employees International Union in the United States. It represents over 29,000 health care workers in the New England area, specifically in the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island.

SEIU District 1199 New England
Full nameService Employees International Union District 1199 New England
Native nameNew England Health Care Employees Union
Members29,000
Head unionSEIU
Key peopleRob Baril, president
Office locationHartford, Connecticut
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.seiu1199ne.org

In Connecticut the union is closely identified with liberal Democratic politicians such as Governor Dannel Malloy and has clashed frequently with fiscally conservative Republicans such as former Governor John G. Rowland as well as the Yankee Institute for Public Policy, a free-market think tank.[1]

References

  1. Hladky, Gregory (March 21, 2005). "Union learns from errors of last strike". New Haven Register. Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2015.


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