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After nearly a decade, the Second Circuit Court’s opinion invalidating John Rowland’s layoff of nearly 3,000 state employees is a victory for the free speech rights of all Americans. In a ruling issued May 31, the court held that when a governor punishes people because of the group to whom they belong – whether it’s a union
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1199 members in the NP-6 and P-1 Bargaining Units will be receiving Annual Increments (AIs) and a 3% Wage Increase during the summer of 2013.
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An important deadline for many 1199 state members is fast approaching.
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Over 80 care managers and support staff with the Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut have officially formed their union with SEIU District 1199.
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Under a new agreement between the union and the state Department of Developmental Disabilities, five 1199 members from Southbury Training School will follow their residents to a new home in Hamden. The six residents will continue to live together and be supported by their existing staff, ensuring continuity, familiarity and a continued, necessary role for the
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Caregivers at West River Health Care Center in Milford have been striking in the presence of a newfound feline friend who has become a daily fixture on the picket lines. “Scabby” was with caregivers last winter when their employer, HealthBridge Management, illegally locked out workers in the freezing cold. Now the loyal cat has returned to lend his support once again to those striking against HealthBridge’s unlawful implementation of deep cuts to their pay and benefits.
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1199 caregivers at five HealthBridge nursing homes in Connecticut began strikes on July 3 over unfair labor practices after the company unlawfully ended negotiations and unilaterally implemented what it claimed was its “last, best and final” offer.
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HealthBridge caregivers gathered in New York City on Wednesday to visit the Straus Institute at NYU Law School, endowed with millions by HealthBridge principal Daniel Straus while his company cuts $30 million in wages and benefits for Connecticut caregivers over the next six years.
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State and national media outlets are paying close attention to why 700 caregivers at five HealthBridge nursing homes in Connecticut decided to begin a strike on July 3. The Hartford Courant interviewed residents’ family members and workers outside of the Newington Health Center on the first day of the strike: Rosa Lozada’s mother Edelmira Colón has
