Fear Grips Health Workers Caring For The Elderly
For the past month or so, Leikish Nails has engaged in an elaborate ritual the minute she gets home from … Continue reading Fear Grips Health Workers Caring For The Elderly
Service Employees International Union Workers Join Sen. Chris Murphy for Town Hall on the Impact of COVID-19 in Connecticut
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy held a virtual Town Hall meeting with Connecticut workers from the Service Employees International Union … Continue reading Service Employees International Union Workers Join Sen. Chris Murphy for Town Hall on the Impact of COVID-19 in Connecticut
COVID-19
Milford nursing home worker dies of COVID-19 after being on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis
Read the Story from The Hartford Courant HereAngeline Bernadel loved her job at West River Healthcare Center in Milford. But … Continue reading Milford nursing home worker dies of COVID-19 after being on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis
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Nursing Home Workers Concerned About PPE Supplies
About half the nursing homes in the state – 108 – have had at least one case of COVID-19 and … Continue reading Nursing Home Workers Concerned About PPE Supplies
Connecticut
COVID-19 Continues To Hit Connecticut’s Nursing Home Population Hard
Listen to this morning’s edition of “Where We Live” on WNPR featuring #SEIU1199 President Rob Baril and Licensed Practical Nurse Rhoda Lawrence. … Continue reading COVID-19 Continues To Hit Connecticut’s Nursing Home Population Hard
Shifting plans and a COVID-19 outbreak at a Connecticut prison
When the first Connecticut prison inmate tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of March, officials at the Department of … Continue reading Shifting plans and a COVID-19 outbreak at a Connecticut prison
‘We are in a war zone, and we’re scared for our lives’ – Boston Globe
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — They sound like soldiers, facing an enemy both invisible and treacherous. At the hospitals, they care for … Continue reading ‘We are in a war zone, and we’re scared for our lives’ – Boston Globe
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State to dedicate 2 nursing homes, other alternate sites to COVID-positive patients
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — The coronavirus statistics reflect social distancing may be working statewide, but there is a crisis happening … Continue reading State to dedicate 2 nursing homes, other alternate sites to COVID-positive patients
Democrats Seek Hazard Pay For Health Workers Amid Pandemic
Congressional Democrats are trying to add $13 per hour hazard payments for frontline health care workers up to a total … Continue reading Democrats Seek Hazard Pay For Health Workers Amid Pandemic
Urgent Update on Nursing Homes and COVID-19
Video streaming conference on April 8th with SEIU 1199 NE President Rob Baril and nursing home workers who are risking … Continue reading Urgent Update on Nursing Homes and COVID-19