SEIU 1199 WKO
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SEIU 1199 WKO is a local of the Service Employees International Union
, SEIU representing Health Care and Social Service Workers in West Virginia
, Kentucky
, and Ohio
. Before merging with SEIU 1199 WKO was part of 1199: The National Health Care Workers' Union
.
Service Employees International Union
Service Employees International Union is a labor union representing about 1.8 million workers in over 100 occupations in the United States , and Canada...
, SEIU representing Health Care and Social Service Workers in West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, and Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. Before merging with SEIU 1199 WKO was part of 1199: The National Health Care Workers' Union
1199: The National Health Care Workers' Union
1199: The National Health Care Workers' Union was a labor union originally founded by Leon J. Davis for pharmacists in New York City in 1932. The union organized all workers in drug stores on an industrial basis, including pharmacists, clerks, and soda jerks...
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