COVID-19
In a virtual hearing Tuesday, nursing home operators were grilled about why so many patients died of COVID-19. Nursing home … Continue reading Nursing home administrators offer mixed answers for COVID outbreaks, deaths
Progressive contenders in November election pledge support for workers and quality care 1199 Endorses Jorge Cabrera for State Senate … Continue reading 1199 Endorses Candidates Cabrera, Moore, McGee, Gibson, Farrar and Bello
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday he will soon issue an executive order that will make it easier for … Continue reading Gov. Ned Lamont will issue order making it easier for essential workers who contract COVID-19 to collect workers’ compensation
Connecticut
Long-term caregivers keep fighting on the front lines to protect Connecticut’s most vulnerable populations. Nursing home workers, home care workers, … Continue reading Support the Long-Term Care Workers’ Bill of Rights
One night in April, after coming off her shift at a Farmington nursing home, Chasity Williams started to feel sick. … Continue reading ‘Sad and tragic:’ Federal nursing home data show at least 3,400 staffers infected, 14 dead
For me, July 1 is my “a little more Independence Day.” I’m getting a raise from $15.85 to $16.25 an hour, along … Continue reading “Home care workers like me deserve a wage that provides dignity and respect”
COVID-19
Picture being developmentally disabled, out of work, and trying to navigate the labyrinth of obtaining unemployment benefits that has frustrated … Continue reading Pandemic Creates New Challenges For Disabled
Este correo electrónico estará disponible en español pronto. The twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racism have exposed that, too often, … Continue reading Home Care – Raises, Hazard Pay, Masks & Holiday Pay coming up – Updates 7.1.20
Wearing a mask and speaking through a megaphone, Jesse Martin prompted a crowd that had gathered outside the state Department … Continue reading Union Health Care Workers Petition To Remove DPH Official, Demand Better Protections
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Topic: 1199 Chapter Meeting (Solnit South) Time: Jul 30, 2020 02:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting … Continue reading 1199 Chapter Meeting Solnit South