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PCA Contract Lifting Hourly Wages to $23/hr Receives Final Approval – 3.26.24

Governor Lamont Announces New PCA Labor Agreement – 3.5.24

Gobernador Lamont Anuncia Nuevo Acuerdo Laboral de PCA – 3.5.24

Home Care PCAs Optimistic as GT Independence Ta kes Over Payroll System – 11.8.23

Union Strike Ends with Two-Year Contracts, but Struggle to End Poverty Continues – 6.15.23

Union Strike Continues as Caregivers Undergo Negotiations for New Contracts – 6.12.23

Strike Continues with Group Home and Day Program Caregivers Revival Rally at Emanuel Lutheran Church, Followed by March to State Capitol – 6.5.23

Group Homes and Day Programs on Strike as 1,700 Caregivers Demand a Moral State Budget to End Poverty for Medicaid Long-Term Care Providers – 5.24.23

Long-Term Caregivers Will Hold Press Conference Tuesday as Strike to End Poverty for Group Home and Day Program Workers Approaches – 5.23.23

Care Providers for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Set to Strike on May 24 to End Poverty for Group Home Workers – 5.16.23

State Healthcare Staff Arrested at the Capitol in Peaceful Demonstration – 4.20.23

Long-Term Care Workers Rally at Legislative Office Building to End Poverty for Caregivers – 4.19.23

Speaker Ritter in Town Hall with Long-Term Caregivers to Share Stories and Call for Living Wages – 4.6.23

Direct Caregivers, Residents, Administrators and U.S. Sen. Blumenthal to Advocate for Critical Staff and Funding in Nursing Homes – 3.20.23

Rob Baril: Statement on our recent PCA agreement with Gov. Lamont – 3.16.23

Mental Health Staff and Women’s Rights Advocates Urge State Leaders to “Restore Lifesaving Services for Women and Girls -3.8.23

Personal Care Attendants Engage in Civil Disobedience at the LOB to Denounce State’s Broken Promises on Health Insurance Stipend for Home Care Providers – 3.1.23

Long-Term Care Workers H old Press Conf erence Demanding “$25 for 2025” – 2.7.23

Expand Services to Save Lives: Building a Robust & Proactive Public Health System in Connecticut – 1.26.23

Statement from President Rob Baril – Regarding the passing of State Representative Quentin “Q” Williams – 1.5.23

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Recent Articles Featuring SEIU 1199 New England

CT long-term care workers seek more state support in the wake of COVID-19 – WNPR – 3.11.25

On COVID anniversary, protestors renew call for nursing home standards legislation – RI Current – 3.11.25

Rhode Island’s nursing home residents would suffer if Congress cuts Medicaid, Magaziner says – RI Current – 2.28.25

Divided views on for-profit company buying R.I. nursing homes – Providence Business News – 2.7.25

Honoring MLK’s legacy once a year is not enough – The Boston Globe – 1.20.25

CT coalition urges lawmakers to adjust fiscal guardrails – WSHU.org – 1.15.25

Faith, labor leaders call for state intervention into crisis of nursing home closures in Connecticut – Fox 61 – 12.9.24

Frontline staff at Women and Infants to strike in December – ABC 6 RI – 11.27.24

Union workers at R.I. hospital vote to protest ‘unfair labor’ conditions amid contract negotiations – The Boston Globe – 10.30.24

Staff at CT mental health hospitals say they are in ‘immediate and serious danger’. Here’s why. – Hartford Courant – 10.17.24

Anger at DMHAS as employees demand agency fill staffing shortages – CT Mirror – 10.17.24

Nursing home residents, staff call for Abbott Terrace to stay open and for company to manage better – Fox 61 – 9.17.24

Union workers go on strike at R.I. school for students with autism, developmental disabilities – The Boston Globe – 9.11.24

38 Groden Center employees start 3-day strike – PBN.com – 9.11.24

Opinion: A CT worker has two full-time jobs. Patients, students, and workforce deserve better. – Hartford Courant – 9.1.24

U.S. nursing homes grapple with staffing shortages and requirements – PBS News Hour – 8.17.24

Union leaders say payroll problems persist for home care workers – CT Mirror – 8.15.24

PCHC’s Olneyville Health Center to close at end of July. What’s behind the decision – Providence Journal – 7.18.24

Rep. Magaziner introduces legislation to guarantee all workers have access to paid days off from work – Steve Ahlquist Substac k – 7.17.24

Jane McAlevey, Los Angeles Teachers, and Fighting to Win – Jacobin.com – 7.12.24

Proponents of CT striking workers’ bill eye next session as Lamont issues expected veto – NPR – 6.12.24

Casino gambling, felonies and nursing homes: These issues saw action in the legislature Tuesday – Providence Journal – 6.11.24

Unions and Tenant Organizations Are Natural Allies – Jacobin.com – 6.3.24

Union Blasts McKee Over Nursing Home Closure – GoLocalProv – 5.24.24

Women and Infants nurses respond to hospital saying staff concerns are ‘factually inaccurate’ – ABC 6 – 5.15.24

‘Granny cam ‘ bill allowing cameras in nursing home rooms one step closer to law in RI – Providence Journal – 5.9.24

A union-backed bill aimed at employers’ ‘captive audience’ meetings is passed by R.I. Senate – Boston Globe 5.2.24

Without Funding, Connecticut Cannot Live Up to its Legal Obligations for Prison Care – CT Examiner – 4.26.24

Legislature Approves Resolution To Increase Wages, Benefits For 12,000 Home Care Workers – CT News Junkie – 3.25.24

Aumento salarial para asistentes de atención domiciliaria en Connecticut – Telemundo – 3.25.24

CT’s Appropriation Committee endorses pay hike for unionized home care workers – WSHU – 3.22.24

Lamont negotiates big pay hike for CT home health aides – CT Mirror – 3.5.24

Home Care Workers Edge Closer to Wage Increase and Benefits – CT News Junkie – 3.5.24

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