1199 works to elect President Barack Obama
The Inauguration of
President Obama was truly incredible. Not only did it mark the
long-awaited beginning of a new era in the United States, it was
the realization of our effort to put a worker-friendly President
in the White House.
As we move forward together with President Obama it is
appropriate that we take a moment to look back at the effort
that got us to this point.
Thank You from U.S. Representative Jim Himes
Two
weeks before his swearing in, Newly elected U.S. Representative Jim
Himes took time to sit with 1199 and thank us for our hard work.
We also took a few minutes to sit with the 1199ers who helped make this
election victory possible.
The 2009 legislative session is underway
The 2009 session of the Connecticut State Legislature got
underway on January 7th, and 1199 was there to deliver a message about
the need to protect crucial state services.
Community Program Workers at the Ct Capitol
Hundreds of community program workers (who care for the developmentally
disabled and troubled youth) organized a one-day strike on May 23, 2007
to urge the state legislature to increase its funding for their
programs.
Martin Luther King at Local 1199
In one of the last speeches he gave before he was killed on April 4
1968, Dr. King addresses healthcare workers about the Vietnam War and
the fight for social and economic justice.
Saving Services, Saving Lives
Hundreds of union healthcare workers marched to the
Connecticut State Capitol on June 17 to protest the devastating budget cuts
proposed by Republican Governor Jodi Rell.