Nursing Homes & Hospitals
In leiu of May 1st strike, 1199 members held a press conference and a lobby day – nursing home workers deserve better!
Watch the press conference here!
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Connecticut
Trump Administration Targets Home Care Workforce with Racist CMS Rule Change
HARTFORD – Today, as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing attack against working people and Medicaid, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a rule that denies more than half a million independent provider home care workers the right to independently choose to contribute their own wages to support their union in the
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UPDATE: Nursing Home Workers’ Strike
Nursing home workers and SEIU 1199 New England leadership will hold a press conference on Wednesday, May 1st at 4:00 PM in Room 1D at the LOB to provide updates on the strike vote pending at 20 facilities. Caregivers are demanding wage increases, accountability of staffing ratios and protection of quality health care services for
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SEIU 1199 Nursing Home Strike Notice Withdrawn to Continue Negotiations
The New England Health Care Employees Union, SEIU District 1199, withdrew the intent to strike notice sent to Connecticut nursing homes, which was effective on May 1st. While the members’ strike vote remains in effect, the strike deadline has been removed at all 20 nursing homes affected. A new deadline has not been set. “We
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Front Feature
Strike deadline set in CT nursing home dispute
“More than 2,500 workers at 20 nursing homes across the state have set a May 1st deadline to walk off the job unless the state addresses wages and what workers say are increasingly difficult working conditions. Nursing home workers, SEIU 1199 New England leadership, legislators, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and a faith leader held a news
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Nursing Home Workers Ready to Strike in Demand of Higher Wages, Adequate Staffing
Nursing Home Workers Ready to Strike in Demand of Higher Wages, Adequate Staffing Numbers and Protection of Quality Services for Connecticut’s Residents Over 2,500 nursing home caregivers across the state are standing in unity to improve the health care services provided to nursing home residents Nursing home workers, SEIU 1199 New England leadership, legislators and
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We stand with the Stop & Shop workers!
31,000 workers at Stop & Shops across Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island have gone on strike. Management at Stop & Shop presented their “final offer” to their workers, which included significant cuts to healthcare, massive increases (over 100% in some cases) to workers’ health care premiums, and replacing wage increases with so-called bonuses. All in
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Yale New Haven Hospital, SEIU sign 5-year contract
Congratulations to members at Yale New Haven Hospital on securing a contract with the Union, read more here:
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Watch as 1199 member Denitra Pearson expresses the importance of Paid Family & Medical Leave in CT
As a working mother in Connecticut, SEIU1199 member Denitra Pearson experiences firsthand the importance of having the freedom of Paid Family & Medical Leave. Connecticut can be a place where working families can afford to have the freedom of caring for their newborns without worrying about losing their basic economic security. See Denitra speak at