From Covid-19 to Police Accountability, Let Us Breathe – A Letter from President Rob Baril
PDF Version – Available Here: https://bit.ly/2XBGGOR Disponible en español aquí: Desde Covid-19 hasta Responsabilidad Policiaca, Queremos Respirar
‘We are in a war zone, and we’re scared for our lives’ – Boston Globe
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — They sound like soldiers, facing an enemy both invisible and treacherous. At the hospitals, they care for the sick and prepare for a surge of COVID-19 patients. At the nursing homes, they try to protect their fragile residents against a virus that’s sickened and killed dozens of other elderly people. The nurses
Hospitals
We Need To Do Better For Our Elderly
From the Warwick Beacon – Visit the website to read the article here – While nobody likes to admit it – time is an undefeated opponent. Take all the supplements in the world, work out seven times a week, buy sketchy natural health booster tablets off the internet, and the end result will be the
Connecticut
SEIU 1199 NE Gana Juicio Sumario en Demanda de Care One/HealthBridge
El Tribunal de Distrito de EE.UU. en Nueva Jersey otorgó un juicio sumario en seis cargos y desestimó otros dos cargos a favor de la Unión de Trabajadores de la Salud de Nueva Inglaterra, Distrito 1199 SEIU, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, y la Unión Internacional de Trabajadores de Servicios. Los ocho cargos estaban pendientes
Rhode Island
New report details staffing crisis in Rhode Island nursing homes
Congrats to our Rhode Island Nursing Home members, staff, and community members for standing up for better staffing at a press conference held yesterday at Bannister House! Click below to read article and see the newsclip or you can check them out on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RaisetheBarRI/ It’s really exciting to see members in motion and
Front Feature
My Turn: Patrick J. Quinn: Don’t fall for Lifespan’s tricks
Women & Infants and Butler Hospitals, along with other affiliates that make up Care New England, have been vital parts of the Rhode Island community for generations. As the executive vice president of District 1199 SEIU New England, I have the honor of representing about 2,400 nurses and other health-care professionals who provide care at
Connecticut
We stand with the Stop & Shop workers!
31,000 workers at Stop & Shops across Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island have gone on strike. Management at Stop & Shop presented their “final offer” to their workers, which included significant cuts to healthcare, massive increases (over 100% in some cases) to workers’ health care premiums, and replacing wage increases with so-called bonuses. All in
Connecticut
District 1199 President David Pickus To Retire at End of the Year
I write to you today, my union brothers and sisters, to announce my retirement as President of SEIU 1199 New England effective December 31, 2018. I have served over 40 years at 1199 – that’s 44 and a half years to be exact – and it has been a tremendous privilege to be involved in
Rhode Island
Request for Information: Child Care Substitute Pool
SEIU District 1199 New England is soliciting information to gauge the interest and cost associated with contracting with an entity to administer and maintain a substitute pool to be accessed by family child care providers under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with the State of Rhode Island to coordinate the usage of approved
Connecticut
The new Health Care Bargaining Units Contract Summary is available here!
ATTENTION: Members of 1199 NE Connecticut/Rhode Island New England Health Care Employees Union/SEIU RE: GENERAL NOTICE NO. 2017-10 The following summarizes the substantive changes contained in the 2016-2021 Professional (Pl) and Paraprofessional (NP-6) Health Care Bargaining Units Contract. Please note that this document is a Contract Summary and therefore does not contain each and every