1199 SEIU Rhode Island

08/29/2026

⚓️ ☑️ Rhode Island's Democractic Primary is right around the corner on Wednesday, September 9 and the stakes couldn't be higher for working families.

We need elected leaders who will fight for OUR needs - affordable housing, accessible healthcare, safe workplaces, funded schools and a healthy environment. After meeting with our member leaders, our executive board voted to support the following candidates for Rhode Island House and and Senate.

🗳️ Early voting has started! Don't forget to make a plan to vote.

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🔗See the full list of 1199NE-endorsed candidates in Rhode Island & Connecticut - www.seiu1199ne.org/endorsements/ -island

08/29/2026

⚓️ ☑️ Every day, city council members make important decisions that directly shape our quality of life and the health of our communities. From managing emergency services to funding local health clinics, they are our closest government advocates.

That is why we are proud to endorse the following candidates for Providence and East Providence City Council in the upcoming Democratic Primary. We are excited about the future of our cities under their leadership and will stand with them to achieve victory on September 9.

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🔗 Or visit seiu1199ne.org/endorsements/ -island

🗳️ Don't forget - early voting has started!

08/22/2026

💜 🚨 SEIU 1199NE members proudly endorse US in the upcoming Democratic primary on September 9.

For almost three decades, Senator Reed has been a steadfast advocate for working people, championing expanded healthcare access, strengthening union and worker protections, and investing in family-sustaining jobs.

✊ We are ready to help him achieve victory on September 9 to help him continue achieving real change for our communities.



Learn more at our link in bio;
seiu1199ne.org/endorsements

07/31/2026

🚨Endorsement Alert!🚨 SEIU 1199NE proudly announces our endorsement for Keith Hoffmann for Rhode Island Attorney General.

As an attorney and former senior leader in the RI Attorney General’s Office, Keith has spent his legal career helping veterans obtain healthcare and housing while working to achieve better healthcare oversight, consumer protection, civil-rights enforcement, police training, opioid-settlement policy and justice against unlawful federal actions.

⚖️Rhode Island families need a fierce advocate who is not afraid to stand up for their rights against powerful special interests - Keith Hoffmann is just that champion we need and we are ready to help him achieve victory in September.

Early voting begins August 20, 2026! Don't forget to vote.

07/28/2026

📆 Over one year later. Still no contract for hundreds of SEIU family childcare providers. That's why caregivers are fighting back - holding a rally outside DHS to demand respect, a fair contract, and for them to stop breaking the law.

🍏 FCC providers make it possible for parents to work while helping kids learn and grow. However, DHS’s "last, best, and final" offer fails to provide fair reimbursement rates, paid time off, or a healthcare stipend.

📩 SEND A LETTER to the McKee Administration TODAY: Tell them Rhode Island’s children, families, and caregivers deserve better. It is time to settle a fair contract - Link in comments 👇

07/14/2026

💜✊We are proud to offer our endorsement to Sabina Matos for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island!!

For years, Sabina has shown up for frontline caregivers - not just to hear about what keeps us up at night but to understand why we're so passionate about our work. Time and again, she didn’t just talk about standing up for working people - she walked alongside us on picket lines and at the State House.

Sabina understands the challenges working people face because she’s lived them. We are excited to help send her to victory in September to keep building on all the progress we've fought so hard to achieve.

07/06/2026

Nataly Garcia - like most working parents - struggled to locate quality, affordable childcare in the 'childcare desert' of Providence. Finding Josefina Javier, a local family childcare provider, made it possible for her to work full-time. ❤️🏡

But hundreds of family childcare providers, members of our union, have been trying for a FULL YEAR to win fair contract with Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services with better reimbursement rates, affordable healthcare and paid time off.

👉READ Nataly and Josefina's story, then 👉ADD your voice telling DHS to settle a fair contract (link in comments):

My daughter Arlan is three years old and, by choice, speaks primarily in Spanish. She is adventurous and curious, loves ponies and unicorns, and has all the confidence in the world from knowing karate. She is a lovely mashup of girly-girl and tomboy – fearless in every way. Like most working paren...

07/04/2026

07/02/2026

💜 SEIU 1199NE is proud to endorse Helena Buonanno Foulkes for Governor of Rhode Island! 💜

We join our voices with thousands of fellow union members across Rhode Island SEIU State Council to support a Governor who values frontline workers, listens to working families, and will fight for a stronger Rhode Island.

“As a working mother, Helena understands the pressures we face as the cost of living continues to rise. She knows that quality education, affordable healthcare and decent jobs are essential. She supports the rights of workers to have a union because she understands that union jobs are the backbone of the middle class," said Courtney Threats, Social Worker at Butler Hospital and 1199NE member.

Together, we will build a stronger Rhode Island that works for everyone.

06/29/2026

📢 One year later, Rhode Island family childcare providers are still waiting for a fair contract. ✊🏽

This weekend, SEIU 1199NE family childcare providers picketed outside the campaign office of Governor Dan McKee, calling on his administration to respect their work, negotiate in good faith, and stop breaking the law. In April, our union filed an unfair labor practice charge against DHS for making and attempting to make unilateral changes to the family childcare program without bargaining in good faith.

These caregivers support working families and our economy, yet most struggle with rising out-of-pocket costs. Too many are closing their doors while DHS refuses to provide fair reimbursement rates, a healthcare stipend, or paid time off.

Our caregivers, children, and families deserve better. It's time for Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services to settle a fair contract. 💜

Steve Ahlquist

“All we ask is for Governor McKee and DHS to support us," said Grisel Gomez. "Value our work and give us what we need so we can keep our kids safe. That means settling a fair contract today.”