Connecticut
SEIU 1199NE President Rob Baril opened the ceremony in which Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill that will raise Connecticut’s … Continue reading Gov. Ned Lamont signs bill that incrementally increases Connecticut’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023
Connecticut
Negotiations will continue with 16 remaining nursing homes without contracts. Over 1,000 caregivers reached an agreement for a new contract … Continue reading Nursing Home Strike Withdrawn Upon Contract Agreement with iCare
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Strike deadline remains in effect, pending contract settlements with nursing home owners Nursing home workers cheered a new funding proposal … Continue reading Nursing Home Workers Celebrate Gov. Lamont’s Medicaid Rate Increase
Connecticut
Reaching safe staffing levels to provide basic inmate healthcare in Connecticut’s prisons would require hiring 253 additional caregivers. That is … Continue reading Healthcare Safe Staffing Task Force Recommends Adding 253 Frontline Positions to Meet Basic Needs of Inmate Care at DOC
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#STRIKE #CTNursingHomes More than 2,500 nursing home caregivers will be forced to walk out of their jobs on June 3rd … Continue reading Nursing home workers explain why more funding is important in this new advertisement!
Connecticut
State nursing home workers deserve a modest raise Luke Bronin and Rob Baril Every day, over 1,300 Hartford residents go … Continue reading Mayor Luke Bronin writes in today’s Hartford Courant in support of raising wages for nursing home caregivers:
Connecticut
Nursing home caregivers represented by the New England Health Care Employees Union,District 1199 SEIU, voted in favor of a new … Continue reading SEIU 1199 Nursing Home Workers Set New Strike Deadline
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HARTFORD – Today, as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing attack against working people and Medicaid, the Centers for Medicare … Continue reading Trump Administration Targets Home Care Workforce with Racist CMS Rule Change
Connecticut
Nursing home workers and SEIU 1199 New England leadership will hold a press conference on Wednesday, May 1st at 4:00 … Continue reading UPDATE: Nursing Home Workers’ Strike