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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
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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 to increase their pay and their rights in the workplace. “Nine months of sacrifice. Nine months of suffering. Nine months of fear. Nine months of
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Nursing home workers, group home workers and personal care attendants who provide home care services for the elderly and people with disabilities will unite in a candlelight vigil to demand a “Long-Term Care Workers’ Bill of Rights”. The vigil will be celebrated Tuesday at the State Capitol, starting at 4:00 PM. There will be a
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Caregivers encouraged to take new vaccines in the ongoing fight to curb virus spread HARTFORD – The New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, SEIU, fully supports the implementation of safe COVID-19 vaccination for frontline caregivers. The Union recommends that all District 1199 members working in hospitals, nursing homes, group homes, home care and
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Frontline long-term caregivers look back at the early days of the pandemic The New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199NE, SEIU, and the Union’s Training and Upgrade Fund are proud to present the book “Care Under COVID.” Union nursing home caregivers and home care workers will be sharing their stories from the front lines
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We were all a little lonelier this Thanksgiving as COVID-19 means that visiting with friends and relatives is risky business. With the stress of working and living with the threat of this deadly virus running through our communities, we’ll be digging deeper to find the things for which we are grateful. As a 59-year-old man
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As the Home Care providers Union, we are united around quality care for Consumers and quality jobs for caregivers. Before and during this pandemic, PCAs and our Consumers have worked tirelessly to win the following: Raises implemented on July 1st, 2020: PCAs increased to $16.25; those making more received a 1.5% increase Hazard pay of 7.5%
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Throughout June, July and August, 1199 members met with candidates running for office in November. Members identified issues that were important to them for various reasons, things like healthcare, protecting worker pensions or $15 minimum wage and helped to develop questions to ask candidates ahead of time. Hundreds of members participated in these meetings and
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Health care workers stood along Route 195 out in front of Natchaug Hospital in Mansfield Thursday afternoon as they waved signs and used megaphones to demand better workplace protections during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the steady rain, members from two unions and supporters from other labor organizations formed a picket line as they criticized the
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In Connecticut, over 26,000 workers belong to District 1199. We represent nurses, CNAs, technicians, clerical employees, service & maintenance workers, and more in a variety of settings that including state service, nursing homes, hospitals, community programs for the developmentally disabled, and other important programs. Click each division to read about what 1199 members in Connecticut