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Connecticut’s independent home care workers will join SEBAC state workers in demand of a fair contract that lifts long-term care workers out of poverty. SEIU District 1199’s union contract with the State of Connecticut covers some 10,000 independent home care personal care attendants serving 6,000 people across the state. Today is the Service Employees International Union Day of
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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
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SEIU members are standing together and sending our love, support and prayers to the victims and their families, as well as the entire Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in Georgia and across the country who have been heavily targeted with racism and violence. We continue to demand justice on behalf of all families who
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Sunday, April 4th, we will observe Easter, a Christian tradition celebrating the defeat of death and the hope for redemption. But April 4th is also the 53rd anniversary of the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis. I was there then, in Memphis, a young girl in 1968, when it seemed
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As a Union, we are committed to keeping PCAs informed on opportunities to gain priority access to sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine. Please note that appointments are filling quickly, so we urge you to sign up today. There are now 2 primary ways for PCAs and Direct Support Professionals to sign up for priority
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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
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Statement from SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry on the attack on the US Capitol incited by President Trump: It’s no coincidence that at the same time millions of voters of all races elected Georgia’s first Black senator, violent white supremacists traveled to Washington, DC, to desecrate our democracy. Power-hungry, self-serving Republican leaders and the
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A coalition of labor leaders, progressive legislators and other activists upped the pressure Monday on Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly to tax Connecticut’s wealthy to preserve vital services coming out of the coronavirus pandemic. The “People’s Recovery” plan offered by the Bargaining for the Common Good coalition is centered on households earning more
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Nursing home workers, group home workers and personal care attendants who provide home care services for the elderly and people with disabilities will unite in a candlelight vigil to demand a “Long-Term Care Workers’ Bill of Rights”. The vigil will be celebrated Tuesday at the State Capitol, starting at 4:00 PM. There will be a
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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%