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		<title>Union Strike Ends with Two-Year Contracts, but Struggle to End Poverty Continues</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Group home and day program members of the New England Health Care Employees Union, SEIU 1199NE, agreed to new contracts at six agencies in recent days, ending a weekslong strike<div><a class="btn-filled btn" href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2023/06/15/union-strike-ends-with-two-year-contracts-but-struggle-to-end-poverty-continues/" title="Union Strike Ends with Two-Year Contracts, but Struggle to End Poverty Continues">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Union Strike Continues as Caregivers Undergo Negotiations for New Contracts</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2023/06/12/group-homes-and-day-programs-on-strike-as-1700-caregivers-demand-a-moral-state-budget-to-end-poverty-for-medicaid-long-term-care-providers/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please see the quote below for SEIU 1199NE President Rob Baril’s statement on the state budget. “Union group home and day program caregivers will continue striking until we settle contracts<div><a class="btn-filled btn" href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2023/06/12/group-homes-and-day-programs-on-strike-as-1700-caregivers-demand-a-moral-state-budget-to-end-poverty-for-medicaid-long-term-care-providers/" title="Union Strike Continues as Caregivers Undergo Negotiations for New Contracts">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Long-Term Caregivers Will Hold Press Conference Tuesday as Strike to End Poverty for Group Home and Day Program Workers Approaches</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2023/05/24/long-term-caregivers-will-hold-press-conference-tuesday-as-strike-to-end-poverty-for-group-home-and-day-program-workers-approaches/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 08:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, May 23 at 12:00 PM, group home and day program caregivers held a press conference as 1,700+ members of SEIU 1199 New England are heading into an indefinite<div><a class="btn-filled btn" href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2023/05/24/long-term-caregivers-will-hold-press-conference-tuesday-as-strike-to-end-poverty-for-group-home-and-day-program-workers-approaches/" title="Long-Term Caregivers Will Hold Press Conference Tuesday as Strike to End Poverty for Group Home and Day Program Workers Approaches">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Care Providers for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Set to Strike on May 24 to End Poverty for Group Home Workers</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2023/05/16/care-providers-for-individuals-with-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities-set-to-strike-on-may-24-to-end-poverty-for-group-home-workers/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 13:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[More than 1,700 group home care providers across the state are set to strike on Wednesday, May 24 at 6:00 AM, in demand of living wages, affordable health insurance, and<div><a class="btn-filled btn" href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2023/05/16/care-providers-for-individuals-with-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities-set-to-strike-on-may-24-to-end-poverty-for-group-home-workers/" title="Care Providers for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Set to Strike on May 24 to End Poverty for Group Home Workers">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mental Health Staff Settle New Union Contract at Gilead and Sound Community Services</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mental health staff at Gilead Community Services and Sound Community Services finalized a new union contract that includes wage increases of up to 20% and affordable health insurance for frontline<div><a class="btn-filled btn" href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2022/06/10/mental-health-staff-settle-new-union-contract-at-gilead-and-sound-community-services/" title="Mental Health Staff Settle New Union Contract at Gilead and Sound Community Services">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mental Health Workers at Sound Community Services Set to Strike For Three Days Starting Sunday at 6:00 AM</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2022/04/24/mental-health-workers-at-sound-community-services-set-to-strike-for-three-days-starting-sunday-at-600-am/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mental health workers employed by Sound Community Services are on strike in demand of increased wages, access to benefits, and improved staffing conditions that will allow them to provide quality<div><a class="btn-filled btn" href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2022/04/24/mental-health-workers-at-sound-community-services-set-to-strike-for-three-days-starting-sunday-at-600-am/" title="Mental Health Workers at Sound Community Services Set to Strike For Three Days Starting Sunday at 6:00 AM">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mental Healthcare Providers at Sound Community Services to Engage on the Weekend</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2022/04/19/mental-healthcare-providers-at-sound-community-services-to-engage-on-the-weekend/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Union mental health workers employed by Sound Community Services will held an information picket in demand of increased wages, access to benefits, and improved staffing conditions that will allow them<div><a class="btn-filled btn" href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2022/04/19/mental-healthcare-providers-at-sound-community-services-to-engage-on-the-weekend/" title="Mental Healthcare Providers at Sound Community Services to Engage on the Weekend">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Local Mental Healthcare Providers at Gilead, Sound Community Services Hold Strike Vote, Action Demanding Increased Wages, Benefits, Safety</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2022/03/18/local-mental-healthcare-providers-at-gilead-sound-community-services-hold-strike-vote-action-demanding-increased-wages-benefits-safety/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[1199NE SEIU members who provide mental health services at two Connecticut facilities will hold a rally Friday to call on their employers to recognize their service and sacrifice, increase wages,<div><a class="btn-filled btn" href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2022/03/18/local-mental-healthcare-providers-at-gilead-sound-community-services-hold-strike-vote-action-demanding-increased-wages-benefits-safety/" title="Local Mental Healthcare Providers at Gilead, Sound Community Services Hold Strike Vote, Action Demanding Increased Wages, Benefits, Safety">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>District 1199NE Reaches Tentative Agreement with Sunrise Northeast Inc. to End Strike</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2021/12/08/district-1199ne-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-sunrise-northeast-inc-to-end-strike/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 18:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, December 8, 2021, the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, SEIU, reached an Agreement for a new contract for group home and day program workers at<div><a class="btn-filled btn" href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2021/12/08/district-1199ne-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-sunrise-northeast-inc-to-end-strike/" title="District 1199NE Reaches Tentative Agreement with Sunrise Northeast Inc. to End Strike">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Frontline Workers Outraged as Sunrise Northeast Shuns Long-Standing Caregivers with Threat of Permanent Replacements</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 14:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Striking workers rallied Thursday at Sunrise Northeast as the group home and day program provider continues to deny workers a fair contract after more than a month on strike, and<div><a class="btn-filled btn" href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2021/12/02/frontline-workers-outraged-as-sunrise-northeast-shuns-long-standing-caregivers-with-threat-of-permanent-replacements/" title="Frontline Workers Outraged as Sunrise Northeast Shuns Long-Standing Caregivers with Threat of Permanent Replacements">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
		
		
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