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
Press Releases
Today, SEIU 1199 New England bus drivers, monitors and aides announced a tentative contract agreement with their employer, First Student, … Continue reading SEIU 1199NE Bus Drivers, Monitors, and Aides Reach Tentative Contract Agreement with First Student
Nursing Homes
Watch as Adelina Ramos, a Certified Nursing Assistant testifies before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis to the challenges … Continue reading Examining Long-Term Care in America: The Impact of the Coronavirus in Nursing Homes
Front Feature
On Saturday, September 17th SEIU 1199NE nursing home caregivers gathered for a press conference at Hamden High School, to raise awareness … Continue reading As Worker Organizing Soars Nationwide, Connecticut Nursing Home Caregivers to Join “Unions For All” Nationwide Women’s Day of Action
Community Programs
On Tuesday, April 19th from 3:45 to 5:15 PM, union mental health workers employed by Sound Community Services held an … Continue reading Mental Healthcare Providers at Sound Community Services to Engage on Information Picket Today with Strike Deadline Set for the Weekend
Connecticut
District 1199 New England union member and New Britain resident Anne Barden will be participating in a livestream media briefing … Continue reading 1199 New England Union Member to Participate in National Council for Occupational Safety and Health COVID-19 Briefing
Featured Post
Union nursing home workers at Icare facilities agreed to a new contract that sets a historic $20 per hour minimum … Continue reading Union Gets Icare Contract with $20/hr Minimum for CNAs and $30/hr Minimum for LPNs
Connecticut
Caregivers encouraged to take new vaccines in the ongoing fight to curb virus spread HARTFORD – The New England Health … Continue reading Press Release: Health Care Union Endorses COVID-19 Vaccination for Frontline Workers
Nursing Homes
The union representing about 100 nursing assistants, maintenance workers and other staff at Bannister Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in … Continue reading Workers at Providence nursing home return to their jobs after three-day strike.
Nursing Homes
NORWICH — The state Department of Public Health announced Wednesday it has ordered all patients to be removed from the … Continue reading All patients removed after Norwich nursing home COVID outbreak