Unease Increases Among Inmates, DOC Employees
Inmates in the state prison system are becoming increasingly aggressive toward staff due to the way the coronavirus pandemic is … Continue reading Unease Increases Among Inmates, DOC Employees
Blog
‘Working People Want Real Change’: A Union Chief Sounds Off on the Crisis
Growing up as the oldest girl among 10 siblings in a large Catholic family in Detroit, Mary Kay Henry learned … Continue reading ‘Working People Want Real Change’: A Union Chief Sounds Off on the Crisis
Connecticut
Even with expanding COVID-19 testing, DOC employees describe ‘a perfect storm’ within Connecticut prisons and jails
Even as the state Department of Correction significantly expands COVID-19 testing of incarcerated people, agency employees say that deep concerns … Continue reading Even with expanding COVID-19 testing, DOC employees describe ‘a perfect storm’ within Connecticut prisons and jails
State Employees
Details for the Delegate Assembly – RSVP by Monday 5/25!
We are hosting a State Delegate meeting via Zoom on Thursday, May 28 at 11AM and a second meeting at … Continue reading Details for the Delegate Assembly – RSVP by Monday 5/25!
‘Money Bags and Body Bags’ protest rolls through affluent Greenwich neighborhoods
A noisy caravan of union demonstrators descended on Greenwich on Thursday afternoon, putting a spotlight on what they say are … Continue reading ‘Money Bags and Body Bags’ protest rolls through affluent Greenwich neighborhoods
They Look After Our Most Vulnerable. They Make Around $16,200 a Year.
It’s 3 a.m. and Kim Rockwood, a health care worker, is driving to her patients’ homes — even during the … Continue reading They Look After Our Most Vulnerable. They Make Around $16,200 a Year.
Progressives look to bring CT’s tax fairness debate to the grassroots level
The next Connecticut income tax debate is heating up — but not at the Capitol. A key state legislative caucus … Continue reading Progressives look to bring CT’s tax fairness debate to the grassroots level
‘We’re essential workers and we’re hurting right now’: Coronavirus is taking a devastating toll on nursing home employees
With the coronavirus tearing through the Chelsea Place Care Center in Hartford, Cassondra Diaz was careful to take precautions. She … Continue reading ‘We’re essential workers and we’re hurting right now’: Coronavirus is taking a devastating toll on nursing home employees
Data: 70% of CT coronavirus-linked deaths have occurred in senior care facilities
As Connecticut leaders this week unveiled plans to ramp up testing among the most vulnerable communities hit by COVID-19, the … Continue reading Data: 70% of CT coronavirus-linked deaths have occurred in senior care facilities
DMHAS Workers Participate in Caravan to Protect Essential Mental Health Services during COVID-19 Pandemic
State mental health workers participated in a car caravan Thursday to express their concerns over the growing denial of care … Continue reading DMHAS Workers Participate in Caravan to Protect Essential Mental Health Services during COVID-19 Pandemic