Working pragmatically toward solutions.

1199 members have developed a highly effective approach to problem solving, which involves working with employers to increase resources and improve efficiency, jobs and quality of care. The following are some of the most successful examples of labor-management partnerships in the country:

• As of February 2010, 13 Massachusetts hospitals and 17 nursing homes are part of the union’s training and education fund, giving thousands of union members the opportunity to enhance their skills and advance their careers. 1199’s Training and Upgrading Fund now has sixteen voucher partnerships with schools across Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

• In New York, 1199 members have worked with the Greater New York Hospital Association to create the Healthcare Education Project, which informs and mobilizes voters on health care issues. The Healthcare Education Project has stopped cuts to health care facilities, achieved millions in new funding for patient care and passed innovative legislation such as the Family Health Plus program that covers over one million previously uninsured children and adults.

• 1199 New York members have also worked with the League of Voluntary Hospitals to create the largest and most successful health care training fund in the country, which offers educational opportunities to more than 30,000 workers a year. 1199 members and the League have also created a Labor Management Partnership that has had quantitatively measurable benefits for clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction and hospital efficiency.