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Now Is The Time To Stand Together
Personal care attendants in Connecticut are now ready to choose a union to advocate for our consumers and our families.
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As the Home Care providers Union, we are united around quality care for Consumers and quality jobs for caregivers. Before and during this pandemic, PCAs and our Consumers have worked tirelessly to win the following:
Raises implemented on July 1st, 2020: PCAs increased to $16.25; those making more received a 1.5% increase
Hazard pay of 7.5% for all hours worked April 1st – June 30, 2020
Over a million items of PPE (masks and gloves) distributed and counting. Request more PPE for DSS Consumers HERE and for DDS Consumers in English HERE or in Spanish HERE.
Access to COVID related paid leave through 12/31/20: Sick Leave Click here to download the form (Word Document) and Extended Paid Family & Medical Leave Click here to download the form (Word Document)
Time and a half Pay on Holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, MLK Day, Memorial Day, and Fourth of July
Access to Overtime, Increasing Individual Budgets, or Expedited New Hires: for DSS Consumers or PCAs Click here to download the form
(PDF Document) and for DDS Consumers or PCAs Click here to download the form
(PDF Document)
Access to Workers Comp Insurance for work-related injury or illness (including COVID-19 contracted at work):
To file for Workers compensation, call Atlantic Charter within the first 2 days to assure they have a claim number from them to use for medical care. Next, complete the 30c form here. One signed copy should be faxed to the district of injury. One copy should be sent certified mail/return receipt requested to your Employer. Mail a third copy regular mail to Atlantic Charter (Attn: Paul Hammond, Sr. Claims/Loss Control Specialist at Atlantic Charter, 25 New Chardon St, Boston MA 02114). Always keep one copy for yourself.
If you have further questions, contact Paul Hammond at Atlantic Charter (Phone: 617-488-6546; Fax: 617-207-4344; Email: phammond@atlanticcharter.com). You can also reach out to 1199’s Workers Comp organizer, Alison Sylvia, for questions or to get help at asylvia@seiu1199ne.org or by calling the Union at 860-549-1199.
Are you paid by Allied or Sunset Shores and experiencing a pay problem?
File a grievance here: https://act.seiu.org/onlineactions/1U8Ws5UKW0i_26NChQ4N3Q2
Help home care workers have a stronger voice and become a member today! Click here to become a member
Learn more about your rights; click here to view our Home Care Contract: Home Care Contract
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Why CT Home Care Workers Are Uniting Together
Far too often, home care workers are forced to leave the consumers or loved ones we care for in order to find work that offers benefits, paid time off or more hours. For some consumers, the high turnover of the home care provider profession can get in the way of receiving the stable care they
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“We want to care for others, but we need to care for ourselves too.”
Not long ago, PCAs in Massachusetts were struggling to give their consumers the best possible care in the face of uncertainty. They were facing unstable funding and possible cuts in hours–on top of receiving no benefits and no sick time or paid time off.
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“If we can get this union going, it would help us and help them.”
New Haven resident Caldwell Johnson hires PCAs through an agency for assist him with everyday things, including help getting out of bed, showering, getting dressed and cleaning his home. He needs at least eight hours a day of services to live an independent life at home, but is unable to find PCAs to work more
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A New Solution to Home Care Workforce Problems
A Quality Home Care Council Home caregivers provide the critical assistance that allows consumers to live independently in their own homes, yet the home care system is riddled with challenges for consumers and caregivers alike. Most caregivers receive low wages, no health insurance, and no sick or vacation time—conditions that result in high turnover and
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Child Care and Home Care Consumers, Workers Applaud Governor Malloy’s Move to Improve Care
FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Executive Order Creates an Official Voice for Consumers and Providers in Addressing Child Care and Home Care Workforce Crises Hartford – Connecticut’s seniors, people with disabilities, and young children applaud Governor Dannel P. Malloy for signing an executive order that will improve the quality and stability of care they
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People with Disabilities and Workers Team Up for Quality Care & Services
On November 17, leaders from the union and disability advocacy movements joined together to sign a historic document called “Guiding Principles: For Partnerships with Unions and Emerging Worker Organizations When Individuals Direct Their Own Services and Supports.” For nearly three years, SEIU, ADAPT, the Center for Self Determination, and the National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services have collaborated to
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Connecticut Personal Care Attendants: Uniting With 500,000 Home Care Workers Nationwide
Personal Care Attendants (PCAs) in Connecticut have the opportunity to join together in Home Care Workers United – District 1199 SEIU to win improvements for themselves in their jobs and improve the quality of care for the seniors and people with disabilities they provide care for.