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		<title>SEIU 1199NE Statement on Federal Decision to Remove Nursing From “Professional Degree” Classification</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2025/12/01/seiu-1199ne-statement-on-federal-decision-to-remove-nursing-from-professional-degree-classification/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The federal government’s decision to exclude nursing from its list of “professional degrees” is deeply offensive to every caregiver who &#8230; <a href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2025/12/01/seiu-1199ne-statement-on-federal-decision-to-remove-nursing-from-professional-degree-classification/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">SEIU 1199NE Statement on Federal Decision to Remove Nursing From “Professional Degree” Classification</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Opinion: A CT worker has two full-time jobs. Patients, students, and workforce deserve better.</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2024/09/01/opinion-a-ct-worker-has-two-full-time-jobs-patients-students-and-workforce-deserve-better/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hartford’s Yvonne Dimmett won’t be working this Labor Day. That is rare for Yvonne, who holds two full-time jobs, both &#8230; <a href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2024/09/01/opinion-a-ct-worker-has-two-full-time-jobs-patients-students-and-workforce-deserve-better/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Opinion: A CT worker has two full-time jobs. Patients, students, and workforce deserve better.</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>State Final Vote 2024</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2024/04/01/state-final-vote-2024/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The results for the State Tentative Agreement Vote are below:]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PCA Contract Lifting Hourly Wages to $23/hr Receives Final Approval</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2024/03/26/pca-contract-lifting-hourly-wages-to-23-hr-receives-final-approval/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SEIU 1199NE, the New England Health Care Employees Union, is proud to announce that a new home care PCA contract &#8230; <a href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2024/03/26/pca-contract-lifting-hourly-wages-to-23-hr-receives-final-approval/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">PCA Contract Lifting Hourly Wages to $23/hr Receives Final Approval</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Contrato de PCAs para Aumentar Salarios a $23/hr Recibe Aprobación Final</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2024/03/26/contrato-de-pcas-para-aumentar-salarios-a-23-hr-recibe-aprobacion-final/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SEIU 1199NE, la Unión de Empleados de la Salud de Nueva Inglaterra, se enorgullece en anunciar que un nuevo contrato &#8230; <a href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2024/03/26/contrato-de-pcas-para-aumentar-salarios-a-23-hr-recibe-aprobacion-final/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Contrato de PCAs para Aumentar Salarios a $23/hr Recibe Aprobación Final</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hay Esperanza para PCAs cuando GT Independence Tome Cargo de Sistema de Salarios</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2023/11/08/hay-esperanza-para-pcas-cuando-gt-independence-tome-cargo-de-sistema-de-salarios/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Una nueva agencia de nómina para proveedores de cuido doméstico fue contratada para sustituir a Allied Community Services, luego de &#8230; <a href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2023/11/08/hay-esperanza-para-pcas-cuando-gt-independence-tome-cargo-de-sistema-de-salarios/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Hay Esperanza para PCAs cuando GT Independence Tome Cargo de Sistema de Salarios</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Home Care PCAs Optimistic as GT Independence Takes Over Payroll System</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2023/11/08/home-care-pcas-optimistic-as-gt-independence-takes-over-payroll-system/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamarri Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new payroll agency for home care providers will replace Allied Community Services, following a plague of paycheck processing errors &#8230; <a href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2023/11/08/home-care-pcas-optimistic-as-gt-independence-takes-over-payroll-system/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Home Care PCAs Optimistic as GT Independence Takes Over Payroll System</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Union Strike Ends with Two-Year Contracts, but Struggle to End Poverty Continues</title>
		<link>https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2023/06/15/union-strike-ends-with-two-year-contracts-but-struggle-to-end-poverty-continues/</link>
		
		<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 &#8230; <a href="https://www.seiu1199ne.org/2023/06/15/union-strike-ends-with-two-year-contracts-but-struggle-to-end-poverty-continues/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Union Strike Ends with Two-Year Contracts, but Struggle to End Poverty Continues</span></a>]]></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 &#8230; <a 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/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Union Strike Continues as Caregivers Undergo Negotiations for New Contracts</span></a>]]></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 &#8230; <a 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/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Long-Term Caregivers Will Hold Press Conference Tuesday as Strike to End Poverty for Group Home and Day Program Workers Approaches</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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