Home Care
Long-term care union members of District 1199 New England, SEIU, will rally Thursday, June 17th at the Office of Policy and Management starting at 4:00 PM in demand of racial and economic justice and a fair contract with the state. Caregivers made significant gains during this legislative session to overcome poverty wages and benefits by
Community Programs (CT)
Group home workers withdrew notices for a strike due to begin Friday morning after agreeing on a $184-million state funding package for the next two years. Over 2,100 caregivers were due for a strike Friday at 6:00 AM in demand of livable wages and benefits, affordable health insurance and a path to retirement as enumerated
Community Programs (CT)
“Home care, group home, and nursing home workers are the invisible backbone of the healthcare system. All three of these workforces make poverty wages, forcing caregivers to work two, three or four jobs, all three lack access to affordable healthcare and they don’t have a real opportunity to retire. Like we’ve seen in many jobs
Community Programs (CT)
Strike notices due this Friday for six group home agencies in Connecticut were withdrawn and reset with a new strike deadline of June 4th at 6:00 AM in hopes of reaching a new agreement. Union group home workers are encouraged by Governor Ned Lamont’s outreach to discuss improved funding for their long-term care services, setting
Home Care
Hundreds of immigrants, long-term health care workers, teachers and students from across the state surrounded the steps of the state Capitol Monday evening — a sea of red, green, blue and purple union shirts — chanting “Governor Lamont, do your job,” as a demand for the state to invest in workers and communities. The Tax
Long Term Care
More than 600 workers at six nursing homes in Connecticut will join the strike line on May 28 at 6:00 AM. The six nursing homes that received strike notifications today are St. Camilius, Governor’s House, West Hartford Health and Rehab, Advanced Center for Nursing, Cassena of Stamford, Cassena of Norwalk. The Union represents registered nurses,