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Public Healthcare Workers Raise Urgent Demand for Gov. Lamont to Fill 1,000 Vacancies by August 1, Cite Record-High April Retirement Numbers, Dangerous Shortage of Lifesaving Care

April 28, 2022

Public healthcare workers with 1199NE SEIU held a press conference Wednesday raising the urgent need to fill vacancies in state agencies, pointing to newly-released April numbers showing a record 1,137 state workers notified the state they will retire. As Connecticut facilities are already understaffed and demand for care skyrockets, state workers are calling on Governor

Home Care

PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANTS FACE A CRISIS; GOVERNOR LAMONT MUST SUPPORT NEW CONTRACT WITH SICK LEAVE, AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE, AND RETIREMENT SECURITY

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022

This afternoon, February 2nd at 3pm, Personal Care Attendants (or PCAs) were joined bylegislators and labor leaders to discuss the challenging, even desperate, conditions for homecare workers who take care of individuals with disabilities in their homes, empowering them tolive independently and empowering the families of individuals with disabilities to continueworking full-time. Rob Baril, president

Press Releases

Workers Denounce DMHAS’ Shut Down of Young Adult Services Residence in Hartford

October 26, 2021November 8, 2021

Mental health workers expressed serious concerns Tuesday for Governor NedLamont’s intent to close a 10-bed residence providing transitional living services in Hartford foryoung adults who are 18 to 25 years old. According to a letter from Governor Lamont’s administration, the Young Adult ServicesProgram at 556 Blue Hills Avenue (the Hilltop Residential Program) will be shut

Press Releases

Press Conference for Union Update on Friday’s Pending Nursing Home Strike

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021

Connecticut nursing home union workers provide updates on the #Strike set to begin Friday at 6:00 AM. Quotes by Rob Baril, President District 1199NE, SEIU, on the new strike date set for Friday, May 28th affecting seven RegalCare facilities and over 600 workers. “RegalCare operator Eliyahu Mirlis should not be allowed to run any nursing homes in

Connecticut

Moral Budget Requires Funding State Services to Meet Growing Need of CT Residents

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021

The State of Connecticut must provide adequate funding for public services to save lives. The COVID-19 pandemic and its side effects have magnified the importance of building a robust structure to address unprecedented need for services the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Correction.

Press Releases

Moral Budget Requires Funding State Services to Meet Growing Need of CT Residents

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021

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

January 4, 2021January 5, 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 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

COVID-19

Home Care – August 2020 Newsletter

July 31, 2020

Union Home Care Workers Win 7.5% Increase in Hazard Pay All home care workers protected by District 1199’s union contract with Connecticut’s Department of Social Services and Department of Developmental Services will receive a lump sum of hazard pay in the amount of 7.5% for all hours worked in the months of April, May and

COVID-19

Broad testing of nursing home staff is considered crucial in stopping COVID. But who will pay for it?

July 30, 2020

For months, Lurlette Newell avoided hugs from her grandchildren, a heartbreaking ordeal for a woman who loves to show affection. But Newell, a certified nursing assistant at the Westside Care Center in Manchester, knew nursing homes had been hit hard by COVID-19, and she was afraid of infecting her family. “The only thing I could

Connecticut

Support the Long-Term Care Workers’ Bill of Rights

July 10, 2020November 30, 2020

Long-term caregivers keep fighting on the front lines to protect Connecticut’s most vulnerable populations. Nursing home workers, home care workers, group home workers and other caregivers in nontraditional settings have risked their lives and livelihoods during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide essential services for those who need them most. Protecting workers will place Connecticut in

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Public Healthcare Workers Raise Urgent Demand for Gov. Lamont to Fill 1,000 Vacancies by August 1, Cite Record-High April Retirement Numbers, Dangerous Shortage of Lifesaving Care

PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANTS FACE A CRISIS; GOVERNOR LAMONT MUST SUPPORT NEW CONTRACT WITH SICK LEAVE, AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE, AND RETIREMENT SECURITY

Workers Denounce DMHAS’ Shut Down of Young Adult Services Residence in Hartford

Press Conference for Union Update on Friday’s Pending Nursing Home Strike

Moral Budget Requires Funding State Services to Meet Growing Need of CT Residents

Moral Budget Requires Funding State Services to Meet Growing Need of CT Residents

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

Home Care – August 2020 Newsletter

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