State Employees

State Healthcare Workers and Legislators Demand Halt to Downsizing of Public Safety Net

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021

Legislators, Recovery For All Connecticut coalition, frontline doctors, nurses, mental health staff, social workers, and other state healthcare workers will rally alongside service recipients and community allies Monday to demand that the state fills nearly 1,500 healthcare vacancies in critical areas of our public safety net. Development and mental health services from the Department of

State Employees

State Healthcare Workers Block Traffic in Middletown to Demand End to Staffing Crisis

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021

Frontline doctors, nurses, mental health workers, social workers and other healthcare workers from Connecticut Valley Hospital, Whiting Forensic Hospital and Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center North and South will block traffic to demand that Governor Ned Lamont immediately fill 345 vacancies. Staffing shortages at these facilities of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

State Healthcare Workers March for a Moral Budget to Expand Services

April 7, 2021April 9, 2021

Over 200 state healthcare workers, community partners and elected officials marched in Hartford to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination and to demand the expansion of state services to meet the growing need of residents and communities all across Connecticut. Workers engaged in a “March for a Moral Budget” down Capitol

Connecticut

Moral Budget Requires Funding State Services to Meet Growing Need of CT Residents

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021

The State of Connecticut must provide adequate funding for public services to save lives. The COVID-19 pandemic and its side effects have magnified the importance of building a robust structure to address unprecedented need for services the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Correction.

State Employees

1199 Ad – “Expand the Mobile Crisis Unit of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services”

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

Expanding the Mobile Crisis Unit of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is the only way to ensure that people in need will get the expert attention they deserve when they call for help. Proper funding for these critical services in Connecticut creates wealth and wellness with equity in Black, Brown, White and

State Employees

Connecticut Needs to Expand Mental Health and Addiction Services

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

Concerned advocates and community organizations called on Governor Ned Lamont to expand mental health and addiction supports in order to meet the growing demand for these critical services in Connecticut. In a press conference held at Blue Hills Hospital on Wednesday, frontline workers encouraged Governor Lamont to make structural investments in mental health that address

State Employees

Important State Negotiations Contract News

September 12, 2020

Dear 1199 State Member, Our contract expires on June 30th, 2021. Negotiations for a new contract for all members in the P-1 and NP-6 bargaining units will begin in November. We’re entering negotiations during a pivotal moment. As multiple global crises converge, the state of Connecticut confronts a projected $2.1 billion deficit. Antiunion forces that have been

Front Feature

New Labor Ad Campaign Urges a “People’s Recovery”

September 1, 2020March 4, 2021

A coalition of labor unions, including the Connecticut AFL-CIO, Connecticut Education Association (CEA), State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC), and Connecticut Service Employee International Union State Council (CT SEIU State Council), launched a television and digital ad campaign this week focused on a people’s recovery budget rather than billionaire bail-outs. This Labor Day, we must

COVID-19

COVID, cash bail and ‘drive-by therapy’: a deadly combination

August 20, 2020

When prison officials found Daniel Ocasio lifeless on his bunk last week at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center with a COVID-19 mask wrapped around his neck, he became the third incarcerated person to die by suicide in Connecticut this year. Ocasio, 32, had only been at the Montville prison a week when he died, unable to

Connecticut

State Unions Coalition Lauds Gov. Lamont’s Action to Protect Frontline Essential Workers

July 28, 2020November 30, 2020

HARTFORD – The State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) today issued the following statement on Governor Ned Lamont’s executive order providing workers who contracted COVID-19 on the job with presumed worker’s compensation coverage: “We applaud Governor Lamont for listening to the collective voices of essential workers across Connecticut in both the public and private sectors

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State Healthcare Workers and Legislators Demand Halt to Downsizing of Public Safety Net

State Healthcare Workers Block Traffic in Middletown to Demand End to Staffing Crisis

State Healthcare Workers March for a Moral Budget to Expand Services

Moral Budget Requires Funding State Services to Meet Growing Need of CT Residents

1199 Ad – “Expand the Mobile Crisis Unit of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services”

Connecticut Needs to Expand Mental Health and Addiction Services

Important State Negotiations Contract News

New Labor Ad Campaign Urges a “People’s Recovery”

State Unions Coalition Lauds Gov. Lamont’s Action to Protect Frontline Essential Workers

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