text: In all of its health-care policy advocacy, 1199 has held to the position that what's good for union members is good for the public. As one issue of its monthly newsletter put it, "Saving our hospitals isn't just about jobs, but also about healthcare for the people." But while making health-care jobs some of the most stable and secure in New York, 1199's advocacy efforts helped create and perpetuate an overly expensive and inefficient health-care system.