Connecticut
The federal government’s decision to exclude nursing from its list of “professional degrees” is deeply offensive to every caregiver who … Continue reading SEIU 1199NE Statement on Federal Decision to Remove Nursing From “Professional Degree” Classification
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HARTFORD — SEIU 1199NE condemns in the strongest terms the violent and unjust detention of SEIU California leader and SEIU-USWW President … Continue reading SEIU 1199NE response on the Arrest of SEIU California leader and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta
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A coalition of labor leaders, progressive legislators and other activists upped the pressure Monday on Gov. Ned Lamont and the … Continue reading Labor-based coalition urges Lamont, lawmakers to tax wealthy to fund ‘people’s recovery’ from pandemic
Politics
Throughout June, July and August, 1199 members met with candidates running for office in November. Members identified issues that were … Continue reading 1199 – Legislator Look up, Voter Registration & How To Vote From Home
COVID-19
Five months into the pandemic, with another COVID wave looming and the national economy in free fall, Gov. Ned Lamont … Continue reading Lamont is guarding reserves for recession to come. Critics say he’s prioritizing austerity over COVID response
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Fifty-two years ago, when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously asserted the dignity of all work, he seemed … Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. Predicted This Moment
University janitor Francisco Acosta was granted a year-long extension on his stay in the United States last Thursday, Jan. 23, … Continue reading Wesleyan Janitor Francisco Acosta Granted Year-Long Extension on Stay
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We’re committed to building an economy and a democracy that works for everyone, to winning $15 an hour and a … Continue reading SEIU Members are Fighting for Unions for All! (Disponible en español)
Connecticut
HARTFORD, CT — The state’s largest union of health care workers, the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, … Continue reading District 1199 Endorses Ned Lamont for Governor, Eva Bermudez Zimmerman for Lt. Governor, Shawn Wooden for Treasurer