June 2020

Thousands gather at state Capitol on Juneteenth; protesters confront Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin over defunding police

June 19, 2020November 30, 2020

Thousands of racial justice protesters marched through Hartford on Friday, rallying at the Capitol and later confronting Mayor Luke Bronin outside his home over the issue of police funding. On the Capitol steps, organizers from the group BA Undivided listed extensive demands, including cuts to police departments, an end to mass incarceration, an end to

COVID-19

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

COVID-19

SEIU 1199NE Campaign: “You Don’t Have To Call Me A Hero” – Press Conference 6.10.20

June 10, 2020

The New England Health Care Employees Union, SEIU 1199NE, held a press conference on Wednesday, June 10th to speak up on supporting state workers through the COVID-19 pandemic. State workers have recently launched the “You Don’t Have To Call Me A Hero” campaign on television, radio and social media to raise awareness on the critical

Connecticut

Most Nursing Home Workers in New Survey Say ‘Life is at Risk’ Daily From Coronavirus

June 9, 2020November 24, 2020

More than three months after a nursing home in Kirkland, Wash., became the center of the country’s first coronavirus outbreak, a majority of nursing home workers believe they’re risking their lives on the job and that their employers are not doing enough to protect them from the virus, according to a new union survey. Most nursing home workers say

COVID-19

You Don’t Have To Call Me A Hero – New Advertisement

June 8, 2020

Connecticut’s state workers are risking their lives in the front lines of novel coronavirus. Meanwhile, some politicians want to take away our wages to “balance the budget.” State unions have recently given back over $24 billion in bargaining concessions. As we continue to put our own lives on the line, it’s time to support frontline

COVID-19

Desde Covid-19 hasta Responsabilidad Policiaca, Queremos Respirar

June 4, 2020

…George Floyd…Breonna Taylor…Ahmaud Arbery… Durante las últimas semanas hemos sido testigos una vez más de los asesinatos de personas afroamericanas de tal forma que nos recuerda los linchamientos de la era Jim Crow, previo a la legislación de derechos civiles para proteger a las minorías. Todos desarmados, las víctimas más recientes se suman a Eric

Nursing Homes & Hospitals

Some Nursing Homes Get Virus Aid But Don’t Pay Infected Workers

June 3, 2020

Renee Morgan, a housekeeper at a nursing home in St. Louis, caught Covid-19 in late April and considered herself lucky. Her case was mild. Her quarantine wasn’t. Morgan, 57, was stunned to learn that her employer, Blue Circle Rehab and Nursing, would not give her sick pay while she was out. She’s had to figure

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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

SEIU 1199NE Campaign: “You Don’t Have To Call Me A Hero” – Press Conference 6.10.20

Desde Covid-19 hasta Responsabilidad Policiaca, Queremos Respirar

Some Nursing Homes Get Virus Aid But Don’t Pay Infected Workers

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