1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Elke Stappert is an experienced educator with a diverse background in teaching and literacy development. Currently serving as the ESOL and Literacy Lead Teacher and Adult Learning Center Hub Manager at The New York Public Library since October 2011, Elke also functions as a Reiki Master at yoyoReiki and teaches German as a Foreign Language at Gls Sprachschule. In addition, Elke engages in professional development as an Associate at the Literacy Assistance Center and teaches ESL and computer skills while developing materials for 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. As a co-founder and teacher at kids-make-movies, Elke has received recognition for offering innovative movie-making experiences for children. Previous roles include ESOL teaching at LSI Language Studies International and tutoring at NYPL, along with production work at videovampires, inc. and serving as a New York Correspondent for Toutvabien Magazine. Educational qualifications include a CELTA certificate from the University of Cambridge, ALECC from the Literacy Assistance Center, and a Master's degree from New York University.
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
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The mission of 1199SEIU is to advocate for quality healthcare, good jobs and social justice for all. Every day, the members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East save lives, deliver babies, heal the sick and care for seniors and people with disabilities. We work on the frontlines in hospitals, nursing homes, homecare, clinics, pharmacies and all other areas of the healthcare industry. We are nurses, nurse aides, techs, lab workers, clerks, housekeepers, dietary workers, transporters, pharmacists, social workers and many other types of medical professionals. With over 400,000 members throughout Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C. and Florida, we are the largest and fastest-growing healthcare union in the nation. Since our founding in 1932, our mission has been to stand up for quality healthcare, good jobs and social justice for all. This led Martin Luther King to call 1199 his “favorite union” and “the authentic conscience of the labor movement." We have won some of the highest job standards for healthcare workers in the country, including fair wages, good benefits, safe staffing, low-cost continuing education, paid time off, childcare, secure retirement, respect and a real voice at work. Our members are highly politically engaged and active, so we have the strongest voice in government to advocate for our patients, families and communities. We are affiliated with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) which has over 2 million members and is the largest labor union in North America.