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

June 5, 2023

Striking group home and day program caregivers and allies rallied for a moral budget that ends poverty for long-term care workers and expands lifesaving services at Emanuel Lutheran Church, followed

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

May 24, 2023

On Tuesday, May 23 at 12:00 PM, group home and day program caregivers held a press conference as 1,700+ members of SEIU 1199 New England are heading into an indefinite

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

May 16, 2023

More than 1,700 group home care providers across the state are set to strike on Wednesday, May 24 at 6:00 AM, in demand of living wages, affordable health insurance, and

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

April 19, 2023

Long-term care workers rallied outside the Legislative Office Building in demand of a $25/hr minimum wage for group home, home care and nursing home workers, affordable health insurance, paid time

Health Care Frontline Staff to Rally at Capitol in Demand of Response and Action to District 1199’s Petition Letter Recently Delivered to Gov. Ned Lamont

April 28, 2022

Union health care workers from the New England Health Care Employees Union, SEIU 1199NE, held a rally at the Capitol in demand of an official response and corresponding action to

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Mental Health Workers at Sound Community Services Set to Strike For Three Days Starting Sunday at 6:00 AM

April 24, 2022

Mental health workers employed by Sound Community Services are on strike in demand of increased wages, access to benefits, and improved staffing conditions that will allow them to provide quality

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Mental Healthcare Providers at Sound Community Services to Engage on the Weekend

April 19, 2022

Union mental health workers employed by Sound Community Services will held an information picket in demand of increased wages, access to benefits, and improved staffing conditions that will allow them

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Local Mental Healthcare Providers at Gilead, Sound Community Services Hold Strike Vote, Action Demanding Increased Wages, Benefits, Safety

March 18, 2022

1199NE SEIU members who provide mental health services at two Connecticut facilities will hold a rally Friday to call on their employers to recognize their service and sacrifice, increase wages,

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District 1199NE Reaches Tentative Agreement with Sunrise Northeast Inc. to End Strike

December 8, 2021

On Tuesday, December 8, 2021, the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, SEIU, reached an Agreement for a new contract for group home and day program workers at

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Frontline Workers Outraged as Sunrise Northeast Shuns Long-Standing Caregivers with Threat of Permanent Replacements

December 2, 2021

Striking workers rallied Thursday at Sunrise Northeast as the group home and day program provider continues to deny workers a fair contract after more than a month on strike, and