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State Team Video Updates / SEBAC Report and Statement 3.23.20

March 23, 2020

Earlier this week, members at Greater Bridgeport Mental Health Center, Connecticut Valley Hospital, and other facilities across the state were growing increasingly concerned about the lack of temperature screenings for staff entering facilities. Delegates throughout the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services decided to collectively demand a process of systematic screenings at their labor-management

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State Union Coalition Tells Hartford Healthcare: Stop Using Our Members As Pawns

November 6, 2017

In response to the countless 1199 (and other union) members and retirees caught up in a power struggle between Anthem and Hartford Healthcare, and who are facing loss of access to their doctors and mounting medical costs, the State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition today sent a letter to Hartford Healthcare CEO Elliott Joseph. In the

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We Did It! Connecticut Home Care Providers Vote “Yes” To Form Union

March 29, 2012

Home care consumers and workers gathered on March 29th to celebrate the formation of CT Home Care United, the first-ever union for Connecticut’s in-home care providers, a new division of District 1199, SEIU.

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VIDEO: Personal Care Assistants And Consumers Talk About The Union Difference

March 10, 2012

Our consumers support us because they know that by improving the standards of our jobs, we can reduce turnover and continue working together with them to improve the quality and accessibility of care. Watch this video clip to hear testimony from consumers and workers about the difference a union would make in their lives.

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Now Is The Time To Stand Together

February 27, 2012

Personal care attendants in Connecticut are now ready to choose a union to advocate for our consumers and our families.

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“If we can get this union going, it would help us and help them.”

December 12, 2011

New Haven resident Caldwell Johnson hires PCAs through an agency for assist him with everyday things, including help getting out of bed, showering, getting dressed and cleaning his home. He needs at least eight hours a day of services to live an independent life at home, but is unable to find PCAs to work more

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A New Solution to Home Care Workforce Problems

December 3, 2011

A Quality Home Care Council Home caregivers provide the critical assistance that allows consumers to live independently in their own homes, yet the home care system is riddled with challenges for consumers and caregivers alike. Most caregivers receive low wages, no health insurance, and no sick or vacation time—conditions that result in high turnover and

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Child Care and Home Care Consumers, Workers Applaud Governor Malloy’s Move to Improve Care

November 25, 2011

FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Executive Order Creates an Official Voice for Consumers and Providers in Addressing Child Care and Home Care Workforce Crises Hartford – Connecticut’s seniors, people with disabilities, and young children applaud Governor Dannel P. Malloy for signing an executive order that will improve the quality and stability of care they

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State Team Video Updates / SEBAC Report and Statement 3.23.20

State Union Coalition Tells Hartford Healthcare: Stop Using Our Members As Pawns

We Did It! Connecticut Home Care Providers Vote “Yes” To Form Union

VIDEO: Personal Care Assistants And Consumers Talk About The Union Difference

Now Is The Time To Stand Together

“If we can get this union going, it would help us and help them.”

A New Solution to Home Care Workforce Problems

Child Care and Home Care Consumers, Workers Applaud Governor Malloy’s Move to Improve Care

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