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Labor leaders are calling on Governor Ned Lamont to keep tax hikes for the rich on the table as the … Continue reading Connecticut labor leaders call for tax hikes for the wealthy and other ‘alternatives to austerity’
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A nursing home’s role is to care for its patients, not compromise their health. Yet, across Connecticut, a number of … Continue reading When Nursing Home Care Falls Short
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Below are various articles relevant to the State, 1199 and the work we do! Lamont Administration Begins To Take … Continue reading Check out our Weekly News Round-up – 1/1/19 to 1/5/19
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WNPR published a story regarding the various issues in Nursing Homes regarding staffing. “It isn’t often that DPH mandates staffing … Continue reading Staffing Levels, Culture Challenge Quality Of Nursing Home Care
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For the past couple of weeks, 1199 has been working with the Connecticut Mirror to follow up on staffing levels … Continue reading DENIED: A LOOK INTO INMATE HEALTH CARE
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Here is an article from the CT Mirror regarding policy transition committees as they report their preliminary findings and recommendations. … Continue reading Public vs. private social services debate reaches the Lamont transition
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I write to you today, my union brothers and sisters, to announce my retirement as President of SEIU 1199 New … Continue reading District 1199 President David Pickus To Retire at End of the Year
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Multiple lawsuits allege Connecticut’s prison system failed to properly diagnose and treat prisoners with serious illnesses. What steps have been … Continue reading Are Connecticut Inmates Receiving Adequate Medical Care?
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1199ers fought very hard to win our first increase for wages from DDS in over ten years. Now Mosaic management … Continue reading Mosaic Negotiations 11.20.18
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A total of 58 CNAs at Glendale Center, a 120-bed Genesis Healthcare facility in Naugatuck, CT joined 1199 by a … Continue reading Welcome To 1199, Glendale Center!!