Unease Increases Among Inmates, DOC Employees
Inmates in the state prison system are becoming increasingly aggressive toward staff due to the way the coronavirus pandemic is … Continue reading Unease Increases Among Inmates, DOC Employees
‘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 … Continue reading ‘Working People Want Real Change’: A Union Chief Sounds Off on the Crisis
They Look After Our Most Vulnerable. They Make Around $16,200 a Year.
It’s 3 a.m. and Kim Rockwood, a health care worker, is driving to her patients’ homes — even during the … Continue reading They Look After Our Most Vulnerable. They Make Around $16,200 a Year.
Progressives look to bring CT’s tax fairness debate to the grassroots level
The next Connecticut income tax debate is heating up — but not at the Capitol. A key state legislative caucus … Continue reading Progressives look to bring CT’s tax fairness debate to the grassroots level
‘We’re essential workers and we’re hurting right now’: Coronavirus is taking a devastating toll on nursing home employees
With the coronavirus tearing through the Chelsea Place Care Center in Hartford, Cassondra Diaz was careful to take precautions. She … Continue reading ‘We’re essential workers and we’re hurting right now’: Coronavirus is taking a devastating toll on nursing home employees
Data: 70% of CT coronavirus-linked deaths have occurred in senior care facilities
As Connecticut leaders this week unveiled plans to ramp up testing among the most vulnerable communities hit by COVID-19, the … Continue reading Data: 70% of CT coronavirus-linked deaths have occurred in senior care facilities
DMHAS Workers Participate in Caravan to Protect Essential Mental Health Services during COVID-19 Pandemic
State mental health workers participated in a car caravan Thursday to express their concerns over the growing denial of care … Continue reading DMHAS Workers Participate in Caravan to Protect Essential Mental Health Services during COVID-19 Pandemic
Nursing home workers say they’re still not getting enough PPE
Nursing home workers lined the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, demanding PPE. They say their companies are not providing … Continue reading Nursing home workers say they’re still not getting enough PPE
US nursing homes seek legal immunity as Covid-19 spreads ‘like brushfire’
The US nursing home industry is clamoring for legal immunity during the coronavirus pandemic, even as horror stories from hard-hit … Continue reading US nursing homes seek legal immunity as Covid-19 spreads ‘like brushfire’
Widespread testing has begun at nursing homes. So far, staff are excluded
Widespread testing at nursing homes across Connecticut has begun, part of a push by Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration to curb … Continue reading Widespread testing has begun at nursing homes. So far, staff are excluded