Front Feature
An important message from SEIU 1199NE President Rob Baril: “In the past 10 days, 3 mass shootings have struck our nation. Two of the killings -those in California and Texas- were by self-proclaimed white supremacists. The California shooting injured an SEIU 521 member and killed her six-year-old son. Her mother, a retired SEIU member, was
Rhode Island
Congrats to our Rhode Island Nursing Home members, staff, and community members for standing up for better staffing at a press conference held yesterday at Bannister House! Click below to read article and see the newsclip or you can check them out on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RaisetheBarRI/ It’s really exciting to see members in motion and
Connecticut
Negotiations will continue with 16 remaining nursing homes without contracts. Over 1,000 caregivers reached an agreement for a new contract with iCare facilities on Friday to avert a strike in Connecticut nursing homes. The new contract covers a period of March 2017 through March 2021, with a commitment for significant wage increases each year retroactive
Connecticut
#STRIKE #CTNursingHomes More than 2,500 nursing home caregivers will be forced to walk out of their jobs on June 3rd until proper funding is provided to raise their take-home pay. #STRIKING is a last resort for workers who care dearly about the residents and patients they serve every day. Some workers are making as little
Connecticut
HARTFORD – Today, as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing attack against working people and Medicaid, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a rule that denies more than half a million independent provider home care workers the right to independently choose to contribute their own wages to support their union in the
Connecticut
Nursing Home Workers Ready to Strike in Demand of Higher Wages, Adequate Staffing Numbers and Protection of Quality Services for Connecticut’s Residents Over 2,500 nursing home caregivers across the state are standing in unity to improve the health care services provided to nursing home residents Nursing home workers, SEIU 1199 New England leadership, legislators and
Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut caregivers support Senate Bill 375. We need to hold nursing homes accountable for providing adequate staffing numbers on every shift so our loved ones can get the quality care that all nursing home residents deserve. Passing #SB375 will allow caregivers to partner with families to ensure that real caregivers are properly counted in full compliance with
Connecticut
Connecticut
Labor leaders are calling on Governor Ned Lamont to keep tax hikes for the rich on the table as the legislature looks to solve Connecticut’s budget crisis. Asserting that Connecticut’s wealthiest residents can afford to pay more, a group of union and religious leaders and front-line workers asked lawmakers Monday to consider “alternatives to austerity,”