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Connecticut

Opinion: A CT worker has two full-time jobs. Patients, students, and workforce deserve better.

  • September 1, 2024

Hartford’s Yvonne Dimmett won’t be working this Labor Day. That is rare for Yvonne, who holds two full-time jobs, both demanding, care focused 40-hour positions. With overtime that often leads

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Front Feature

Press Release: Statement on our recent PCA agreement with Gov. Lamont

  • March 16, 2023

“We thank Governor Ned Lamont and his team for extending the Premium Assistance enrollment through April 7th. Union estimates show that 1,500 to 2,000 home care providers could benefit from

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Connecticut

Statement from President Rob Baril – Regarding the passing of State Representative Quentin “Q” Williams

  • January 5, 2023

“All of us at 1199 and the SEIU State Council are devastated to hear of the passing of our SEIU brother, State Representative Quentin “Q” Williams. Q was a fighter with clear,

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1199 PCAs at the Capitol 3.10.22 Connecticut

CMS Funding Approval for PCAs a Boost for Health Care and Paid Time Off

  • December 20, 2022

SEIU 1199NE has learned that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved federal funding for the home care Personal Care Attendant (PCA) contract in Connecticut. This approval marks

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Statement by SEIU 1199NE President Rob Baril on Today’s Supreme Court Decision Overturning Abortion Rights

  • June 24, 2022

“The New England Health Care Employees Union, SEIU 1199NE, strongly supports the protection and advancement of women’s rights, including having the freedom of choice to exercise the reproductive right to

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Nursing Homes & Hospitals

SEIU 1199NE President Rob Baril’s Statement on Updated Nursing Home COVID Fatality Data by DPH 

  • May 19, 2022

“Nursing home caregivers have sacrificed everything during the coronavirus pandemic, including paying with their own lives and the lives of their relatives. Surviving union caregivers are not surprised to see

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COVID-19

Statement on requirement for employees of long-term care facilities to receive COVID-19 vaccinations

  • August 9, 2021

District 1199 New England is encouraging workers to get vaccinated against COVID since last December based on the advice and recommendation of experts. The vaccine is an essential tool to

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Connecticut

Message from 1199 Leadership regarding the Attack on the Capitol – 1.8.21

  • January 12, 2021
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Labor-based coalition urges Lamont, lawmakers to tax wealthy to fund ‘people’s recovery’ from pandemic

  • January 4, 2021

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

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Long-term Care Workers Rally For A Pay Increase, Bill of Rights

  • December 24, 2020

HARTFORD, CT –  Health care workers kept a safe distance from each other as they gathered on the north steps of the state Capitol Tuesday night to call on lawmakers

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