Independent coverage of 1199NE members, campaigns, and victories from newsrooms across New England. These are our stories, told by journalists.
MSNBC's All In covers the wave of ICE arrests in Danbury, CT — including parents taken from school bus stops. 1199NE President Rob Baril speaks at 4:19, joining thousands who marched through Danbury demanding ICE out of their community and calling for housing, healthcare, and education for all people regardless of status.
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Connecticut committed funding for affordable housing near Waterbury's major medical centers — a direct response to the housing crisis squeezing 1199NE members who can no longer afford to live in the communities they serve.
The expiration of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants has left Connecticut nursing homes critically short-staffed, as thousands of 1199NE care workers face an uncertain future without federal relief.
Workers at the Solnit South behavioral health facility, joined by 1199NE, rallied for emergency state funding to prevent cuts that would leave Connecticut's most vulnerable youth without critical care.
Rhode Island home child care providers, represented by 1199NE, brought their fight for a fair contract directly to Governor McKee's campaign office in a powerful display of worker solidarity.
Caregivers at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence are demanding the state account for how public money reaches frontline workers and the patients who depend on them.
Governor Lamont signed landmark legislation restricting private equity's grip on Connecticut hospitals — a hard-fought victory that 1199NE members and healthcare advocates pushed for in the wake of the Prospect Medical collapse.
A follow-up investigation finds that GT Independence continues to shortchange Connecticut home care workers even after a $1 million settlement — leaving 1199NE members still fighting for paychecks they've earned.
A WFSB investigative I-Team report drove accountability after Connecticut home care workers suffered months of missing paychecks — resulting in a landmark $1 million settlement from GT Independence.
Hundreds of Connecticut group-home caregivers wrapped a two-day strike with new contract terms in hand, including pension improvements at six agencies — a direct result of 1199NE members standing together.
Brown University's student newspaper examines the Butler Hospital strike — the longest hospital work stoppage in Rhode Island history — and what it revealed about the state of behavioral health care and the power of organized workers.
Butler Hospital workers voted to ratify a new contract, ending the longest hospital strike in Rhode Island history and setting a new standard for behavioral health care workers across the state.