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COVID-19

September 4th is Home Care Day!

  • September 3, 2020

Good union home care jobs must be at the center of fixing our nation’s overstretched and underfunded long-term care system and addressing the systemic racism and sexism that devalues essential

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COVID-19

State extends funding for nursing home staff testing through October

  • August 13, 2020

State officials, who had planned to fund the broad testing of nursing home staff through Aug. 31, are extending their financial support through late October, pointing to the importance of

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Connecticut

Nursing Home Strike Withdrawn Upon Contract Agreement with iCare

  • May 24, 2019

Negotiations will continue with 16 remaining nursing homes without contracts. Over 1,000 caregivers reached an agreement for a new contract with iCare facilities on Friday to avert a strike in

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Community Programs (CT)

Mentor Network/REM Connecticut Community Services Workers WIN with 1199!

  • August 2, 2012

More than 275 direct support professionals at the Mentor Network, REM Connecticut Community Services have formed their union with SEIU District 1199.  Votes were counted on August 1, and the

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Connecticut

CT Legislature Stands with Home Care Workers & Consumers

  • May 15, 2012

CT Legislature Stands with Home Care Workers After 6 and a half hours of debate, the Connecticut State Senate passed legislation on May 3rd that grants family child care providers and home care workers the right to negotiate with the state for better pay and benefits and improved training.

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Genesis Workers Ratify New Contracts, as Greenville RNs Win Unionization Court Case

  • April 13, 2012

This week, workers at two nursing homes owned by the Genesis Healthcare Corporation in Rhode Island voted to approve new collective bargaining agreements. Workers at Genesis Skilled Nursing & Rehab in Greenville

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Community Programs (CT)

After Management Breaks Law, Newly-Organized May Institute Workers Win 3% Raise

  • February 27, 2012

By standing together and speaking out at negotiations, a new group 1199 members at the May Institute, who joined the union in September 2011 by a vote of 66 to 18, fought

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Community Programs (CT)

New Hope Manor Workers UNITE and WIN with 1199!

  • February 7, 2012

School and group home workers who serve troubled youth near Manchester, CT at New Hope Manor voted overwhelmingly to form their union with SEIU Healthcare 1199NE on January 25 –

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Connecticut

Workers at SunBridge Healthcare Win with 1199

  • November 29, 2011

Workers at Madison House (Madison, CT), owned by SunBridge Healthcare, recently voted 51-2 to form a union with 1199. Their first contract reduces employees’ health insurance costs, gains them access

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Connecticut

Passing the Torch at the 1199 Delegate Assembly

  • November 29, 2011

Retiring 1199 President Carmen Boudier and newly-elected President David Pickus each offered a few words to the November 2011 Delegates’ Assembly. You can watch their speeches here.

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