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COVID-19

Gov. Ned Lamont will issue order making it easier for essential workers who contract COVID-19 to collect workers’ compensation

  • July 20, 2020

HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday he will soon issue an executive order that will make it easier for frontline workers who contract COVID-19 to qualify for workers’ compensation

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Connecticut

Support the Long-Term Care Workers’ Bill of Rights

  • July 10, 2020

Long-term caregivers keep fighting on the front lines to protect Connecticut’s most vulnerable populations. Nursing home workers, home care workers, group home workers and other caregivers in nontraditional settings have

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Home Care

“Home care workers like me deserve a wage that provides dignity and respect”

  • July 1, 2020

For me, July 1 is my “a little more Independence Day.” I’m getting a raise from $15.85 to $16.25 an hour, along with 10,000 personal care attendants like me who with our

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Connecticut

Coronavirus resurgence a concern for health care workers as CT looks to reopen

  • May 7, 2020

As Connecticut looks to gradually reopen some businesses this month, public health care workers raised concerns Wednesday that the state could see a resurgence of coronavirus infections in the fall,

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Connecticut

Service Employees International Union Workers Join Sen. Chris Murphy for Town Hall on the Impact of COVID-19 in Connecticut

  • April 21, 2020

   U.S. Senator Chris Murphy held a virtual Town Hall meeting with Connecticut workers from the Service Employees International Union on Tuesday at 12:00PM to discuss the impact of coronavirus.

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Connecticut

COVID-19 Continues To Hit Connecticut’s Nursing Home Population Hard

  • April 21, 2020

Listen to this morning’s edition of “Where We Live” on WNPR featuring #SEIU1199 President Rob Baril and Licensed Practical Nurse Rhoda Lawrence. #ProtectAllWorkers #CaregiversCount #GetUsPPE

COVID-19

State to dedicate 2 nursing homes, other alternate sites to COVID-positive patients

  • April 9, 2020

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — The coronavirus statistics reflect social distancing may be working statewide, but there is a crisis happening in several nursing homes. State officials said 39 percent of

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COVID-19

Urgent Update on Nursing Homes and COVID-19

  • April 8, 2020

Video streaming conference on April 8th with SEIU 1199 NE President Rob Baril and nursing home workers who are risking their lives in the front lines. Healthcare workers and their

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Connecticut

We need to #ProtectAllWorkers!

  • April 8, 2020

#ProtectAllWorkers #CaregiversCount Caregivers and all essential workers deserve #dignity and #respect. That includes having access to effective Personal Protective Equipment in times of COVID-19. Our doctors, nurses, nursing assistants and other essential staff members

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Connecticut

SEIU1199NE media coverage on COVID-19

  • March 13, 2020

The union, which represents 25,000 government and private-sector health care workers in hospitals, nursing homes, group homes and home care settings, raised a host of concerns at a press conference

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