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Essential workers tell lawmakers they’re being denied workers compensation for COVID-19 because they can’t prove where they got the virus

June 19, 2020

As a shuttle bus driver at Yale New Haven Hospital, Denise Rogers constantly came in close contact with nurses and other health care workers as the coronavirus pandemic was spreading swiftly. She eventually contracted COVID-19 herself after spending all day in her full-time job in the enclosed vehicle. But when Rogers tried to receive workers

Connecticut

CT nursing homes directed to limit visitors amid coronavirus concerns

March 10, 2020

As state officials took steps to try to prevent the spread of coronavirus, labor leaders contemplated how to address staffing shortages in nursing homes should an outbreak occur in Connecticut. Rob Baril, president of SEIU 1199, the largest health-care worker union in the state, wrote to managers of those facilities asking them to outline a

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My Turn: Patrick J. Quinn: Don’t fall for Lifespan’s tricks

May 31, 2019

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

Yale New Haven Hospital, SEIU sign 5-year contract

April 10, 2019

Congratulations to members at Yale New Haven Hospital on securing a contract with the Union, read more here:

Essential workers tell lawmakers they’re being denied workers compensation for COVID-19 because they can’t prove where they got the virus

My Turn: Patrick J. Quinn: Don’t fall for Lifespan’s tricks

Yale New Haven Hospital, SEIU sign 5-year contract

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