At the time of our 2025 Spring Match, the so-called Big Beautiful Bill was not yet law, and LIJWJ was fighting alongside many other Long Islanders in stating our unequivocal opposition to the bill. Despite numerous visits to the offices of our local elected officials and other demonstrations at healthcare facilities across Long Island, the call by a majority of Long Islanders to vote against the bill was ignored by many of our representatives.
Now in 2026 our already struggling communities are facing a total disruption or outright removal of their healthcare. Leading the opposition to this austerity are workers across Long Island, especially in the healthcare sector represented by 1199 SEIU and NYSNA. The nurses, technicians, and all workers who contribute to the care of patients know better than anyone what patients need.
They also see firsthand how our healthcare system centered around profit generation is failing to provide the level of care our communities deserve. A system where healthcare executives make seven figure salaries while working Long Islanders delay or don’t seek care because it’s too expensive is not a just one, and we can do so much better.
Long Island Jobs With Justice is dedicated to centering these workers and amplifying their voices. If all the administrators, executives, and others occupying the upper levels of the top-heavy healthcare industry were to all quit their jobs tomorrow, workers could and would keep our hospitals running and caring for patients. We can do without the bosses, but we absolutely cannot do without workers.
With this knowledge and these convictions around economic justice and worker power, Long Island Jobs With Justice will continue joining healthcare workers in demanding what our communities deserve.
Today is the perfect day to contribute what you can to help us continue this work, and through May 22 your donation will be DOUBLED!
In solidarity,
Long Island Jobs with Justice
Long Island Jobs with Justice 