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Press Coverage of HealthBridge Strike

  • July 3, 2012

State and national media outlets are paying close attention to why 700 caregivers at five HealthBridge nursing homes in Connecticut decided to begin a strike on July 3.  The Hartford

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Connecticut

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  • June 28, 2012


The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld the Affordable Care Act as constitutional, expanding care to 32 million Americans, protecting consumers from a range of insurance company abuses, creating competitive marketplaces in states for individuals to purchase lower-cost insurance, and improving the quality of health care.

Connecticut

Why Are 600 Nursing Home Caregivers on Strike at HealthBridge?

  • June 22, 2012

1199 caregivers at five HealthBridge nursing homes in Connecticut began strikes on July 3 over unfair labor practices after the company unlawfully ended negotiations and unilaterally implemented what it claimed was its “last, best and final” offer.

Connecticut

CT Legislature Stands with Home Care Workers & Consumers

  • May 15, 2012

CT Legislature Stands with Home Care Workers After 6 and a half hours of debate, the Connecticut State Senate passed legislation on May 3rd that grants family child care providers and home care workers the right to negotiate with the state for better pay and benefits and improved training.

Home Care

Home Care Workers Win Collective Bargaining

  • May 4, 2012

After six hours of debate, the Connecticut State Senate passed H.B. 5312 by a vote of 22 to 14. More than 6,000 home care workers, who voted last month to

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Unity is Strength! More HealthBridge Workers Join Together in 1199

  • April 17, 2012


A group of nursing home workers at the Danbury Health Center – owned by HealthBridge – recently voted 10 to 1 to join with 1199, uniting their strength with the rest of the workers at Danbury and throughout HealthBridge who are part of the union.

Hospitals

Women & Infants’ Hospital Workers Picket for Safe Staffing

  • April 14, 2012

Afternoon rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of picketers at Women & Infants Hospital – where over 400 nurses, CNAs, technical, clerical, and service & maintenance workers marched and chanted throughout

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Public Health Committee Holds Forum on Health Care Costs at CT’s Non-Profit Community Service Agencies

  • April 14, 2012

Over 140 non-profit community programs workers who are members of 1199 at different agencies around the state turned out for a public forum in Hartford on April 10th to testify

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Genesis Workers Ratify New Contracts, as Greenville RNs Win Unionization Court Case

  • April 13, 2012

This week, workers at two nursing homes owned by the Genesis Healthcare Corporation in Rhode Island voted to approve new collective bargaining agreements. Workers at Genesis Skilled Nursing & Rehab in Greenville

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Community Programs

RI Members Testify on the Impact of Budget Cuts to the Developmentally Disabled

  • April 3, 2012

At a recent hearing at the RI State House, several 1199 members from the Blackstone Valley ARC — along with a few of our consumers — testified about the devastating

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