In Memoriam

1199SEIU members were shocked and heartbroken by the senseless killing on August 2 of one of our union family, Miguel Cruz, a member at Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, New York. Cruz, a hardworking and devoted father was killed by a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting outside of his Bronx apartment.

As his family navigates through this unimaginable loss, a GoFundMe page has been set up to help support his daughters.

Members were also mourning the untimely loss of Shakei Gadson, a Union Delegate at Mount Sinai Morningside for nearly 15 years. Gadson who succumbed to a sudden heart attack at just 45 years old, leaves behind a wife and children.