Press Releases

District 1199 New England Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week with Pilot Program Cohort in Nursing Aide Apprentice Partnership with Genesis HealthCare

November 16, 2021

On Tuesday, November 16 at 1:00 PM, District 1199 New England celebrated National Apprenticeship Week at St. Joseph’s Center nursing home in Trumbull with the State of Connecticut Department of Labor Interim Commissioner and Chair of the State of Connecticut Apprenticeship Council Danté Bartolomeo, Genesis HealthCare administrators, and the state’s first cohort of CNA apprentices.

Connecticut

1199 New England Union Member to Participate in National Council for Occupational Safety and Health COVID-19 Briefing

October 27, 2021

District 1199 New England union member and New Britain resident Anne Barden will be participating in a livestream media briefing by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) on Thursday, October 28 at 2 pm ET “about a pending workplace COVID-19 vaccine and testing standard, soon to be released by the U.S.

Press Releases

Workers Denounce DMHAS’ Shut Down of Young Adult Services Residence in Hartford

October 26, 2021

Mental health workers expressed serious concerns Tuesday for Governor NedLamont’s intent to close a 10-bed residence providing transitional living services in Hartford foryoung adults who are 18 to 25 years old. According to a letter from Governor Lamont’s administration, the Young Adult ServicesProgram at 556 Blue Hills Avenue (the Hilltop Residential Program) will be shut

Community Programs (CT)

Union Workers Deliver Strike Notice at Two Group Home Agencies

September 21, 2021

The New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, SEIU, delivered strike notices at group home agencies Whole Life and Network with a deadline to begin striking on October 5th at 6:00 AM. Combined, the two agencies cover some 70 locations across the state with more than 500 union workers going on strike for new

COVID-19

Statement on requirement for employees of long-term care facilities to receive COVID-19 vaccinations

August 9, 2021

District 1199 New England is encouraging workers to get vaccinated against COVID since last December based on the advice and recommendation of experts. The vaccine is an essential tool to protect workers and the people we care for every day. The Union is working with employers and with the State of Connecticut to make sure

Long-Term Care Workers Unite in Civil Disobedience Demanding Fair Wages for PCAs

August 3, 2021

Connecticut’s independent home care personal care attendants (PCAs) rallied at the Governor’s Residence in Hartford on Tuesday to demand a fair contract from Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration. A group of participants engaged in peaceful civil disobedience at the gates of the residence with 15 trespassing tickets issued by the Hartford Police Department. “If Connecticut cares

Community Programs (CT)

Union Group Home Workers Withdraw Strike Notices After $184-Million Agreement

June 4, 2021

Group home workers withdrew notices for a strike due to begin Friday morning after agreeing on a $184-million state funding package for the next two years. Over 2,100 caregivers were due for a strike Friday at 6:00 AM in demand of livable wages and benefits, affordable health insurance and a path to retirement as enumerated

Community Programs (CT)

Group Home Caregivers Delay Strike in Hopes of New Union Contract

May 20, 2021

Strike notices due this Friday for six group home agencies in Connecticut were withdrawn and reset with a new strike deadline of June 4th at 6:00 AM in hopes of reaching a new agreement. Union group home workers are encouraged by Governor Ned Lamont’s outreach to discuss improved funding for their long-term care services, setting

Press Releases

Press Conference for Union Update on Friday’s Pending Nursing Home Strike

May 12, 2021

Connecticut nursing home union workers provide updates on the #Strike set to begin Friday at 6:00 AM. Quotes by Rob Baril, President District 1199NE, SEIU, on the new strike date set for Friday, May 28th affecting seven RegalCare facilities and over 600 workers. “RegalCare operator Eliyahu Mirlis should not be allowed to run any nursing homes in

Nursing Homes & Hospitals

Yale Law School Clinic and 1199NE Release Major Report on Nursing Home Working Conditions amid Potential Strike at 33 Facilities

May 10, 2021

With a potential strike of 3,400 workers at 33 nursing homes pending this Friday, the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) of the Yale Law School and SEIU District 1199NE released a major new report detailing the experiences of nursing home workers throughout the pandemic. The report, titled “‘We Were Abandoned’: How Connecticut Failed

Category: <span>Press Releases</span>

District 1199 New England Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week with Pilot Program Cohort in Nursing Aide Apprentice Partnership with Genesis HealthCare

1199 New England Union Member to Participate in National Council for Occupational Safety and Health COVID-19 Briefing

Workers Denounce DMHAS’ Shut Down of Young Adult Services Residence in Hartford

Statement on requirement for employees of long-term care facilities to receive COVID-19 vaccinations

Long-Term Care Workers Unite in Civil Disobedience Demanding Fair Wages for PCAs

Press Conference for Union Update on Friday’s Pending Nursing Home Strike

Yale Law School Clinic and 1199NE Release Major Report on Nursing Home Working Conditions amid Potential Strike at 33 Facilities

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