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2023-2026 District Election Results Are In!
The results for the District Elections for 2023-2026 are as follows:
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Union Gets Icare Contract with $20/hr Minimum for CNAs and $30/hr Minimum for LPNs
Union nursing home workers at Icare facilities agreed to a new contract that sets a historic $20 per hour minimum wage for certified nursing assistants and $30 per hour for
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Violent attacks against Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities must end now
SEIU members are standing together and sending our love, support and prayers to the victims and their families, as well as the entire Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in
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Labor-based coalition urges Lamont, lawmakers to tax wealthy to fund ‘people’s recovery’ from pandemic
A coalition of labor leaders, progressive legislators and other activists upped the pressure Monday on Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly to tax Connecticut’s wealthy to preserve vital services
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Press Release: Health Care Union Endorses COVID-19 Vaccination for Frontline Workers
Caregivers encouraged to take new vaccines in the ongoing fight to curb virus spread HARTFORD – The New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, SEIU, fully supports the implementation
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Press Release: Working People Rally To Demand That The Ultra Rich Pay Their Fair Share – 10.20.20
HARTFORD – A broad coalition of community, labor and faith organizations gathered today to demand the introduction of a “People’s Recovery” budget in Connecticut. In a rally held at the
You Don’t Have To Call Me A Hero – New Advertisement
Connecticut’s state workers are risking their lives in the front lines of novel coronavirus. Meanwhile, some politicians want to take away our wages to “balance the budget.” State unions have
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Desde Covid-19 hasta Responsabilidad Policiaca, Queremos Respirar
…George Floyd…Breonna Taylor…Ahmaud Arbery… Durante las últimas semanas hemos sido testigos una vez más de los asesinatos de personas afroamericanas de tal forma que nos recuerda los linchamientos de la
A Minnesota death resonates in Connecticut: ‘A constant message that our lives don’t matter’
Of all the agonizing final moments of George Floyd’s life, as he gasped for air from beneath a police officer’s knee, the most painful for Barbara Sands was when he called for
‘Working People Want Real Change’: A Union Chief Sounds Off on the Crisis
Growing up as the oldest girl among 10 siblings in a large Catholic family in Detroit, Mary Kay Henry learned the power of collective action at an early age. Sometimes,