Connecticut
The State of Connecticut must provide adequate funding for public services to save lives. The COVID-19 pandemic and its side … Continue reading Moral Budget Requires Funding State Services to Meet Growing Need of CT Residents
State Employees
Expanding the Mobile Crisis Unit of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is the only way to ensure … Continue reading 1199 Ad – “Expand the Mobile Crisis Unit of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services”
Connecticut
One hundred and forty days have passed since Denitra Pearson lost her job caring for the elderly in their homes. … Continue reading ‘CT’s Uneven Recovery’ – Poor people are still suffering from economic downturn brought by COVID
Connecticut
I’m not an old person. I’m 48 years old. But there are days when I get up and I just … Continue reading Op-Ed from the Hartford Courant: ‘When COVID-19 hit Connecticut’s nursing homes, we cared for your loved ones, but we got no love back’
Connecticut
Grace Davis was born during the Spanish flu and outlived two husbands. At 101 years old, she was still going … Continue reading The clouds are starting to open:’ Residents and staff remember hardship, contemplate future one year after COVID hit Connecticut’s nursing homes
Home Care
The Labor and Public Employees Committee voted Thursday to advance a bill that would fine companies that act as fiscal … Continue reading Lawmakers Green-light Bill Over Personal Care Attendant Payroll
Connecticut
More than 100 long-term care workers blocked traffic in Hartford at the Department of Social Services to draw attention to … Continue reading Long-Term Care Workers Stop Traffic in Fight Against Poverty Wages
State Employees
Concerned advocates and community organizations called on Governor Ned Lamont to expand mental health and addiction supports in order to … Continue reading Connecticut Needs to Expand Mental Health and Addiction Services
Nursing Homes & Hospitals
Thousands of workers at Hartford HealthCare will finally enjoy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday in … Continue reading Natchaug Hospital and The Institute of Living Workers Win MLK Holiday for All at Hartford HealthCare
Home Care
More than a dozen home care workers with New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199 SEIU and their supporters … Continue reading Home Care Workers Arrested Protesting Payroll Problems