The federal and state response to COVID-19 in nursing homes is riddled with economic — and racial — inequities that … Continue reading ‘Would this population of caregivers be treated differently if they were white, and male, and wealthy?’
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Car horns blared outside the headquarters of the Department of Corrections in Wethersfield where employees who work the prison system … Continue reading Fox 61 – Corrections employees put on rolling rally to protest Covid-19 conditions at work
For the past month or so, Leikish Nails has engaged in an elaborate ritual the minute she gets home from … Continue reading Fear Grips Health Workers Caring For The Elderly
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy held a virtual Town Hall meeting with Connecticut workers from the Service Employees International Union … Continue reading Service Employees International Union Workers Join Sen. Chris Murphy for Town Hall on the Impact of COVID-19 in Connecticut
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Read the Story from The Hartford Courant HereAngeline Bernadel loved her job at West River Healthcare Center in Milford. But … Continue reading Milford nursing home worker dies of COVID-19 after being on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis
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About half the nursing homes in the state – 108 – have had at least one case of COVID-19 and … Continue reading Nursing Home Workers Concerned About PPE Supplies
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Listen to this morning’s edition of “Where We Live” on WNPR featuring #SEIU1199 President Rob Baril and Licensed Practical Nurse Rhoda Lawrence. … Continue reading COVID-19 Continues To Hit Connecticut’s Nursing Home Population Hard
When the first Connecticut prison inmate tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of March, officials at the Department of … Continue reading Shifting plans and a COVID-19 outbreak at a Connecticut prison
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — They sound like soldiers, facing an enemy both invisible and treacherous. At the hospitals, they care for … Continue reading ‘We are in a war zone, and we’re scared for our lives’ – Boston Globe
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HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — The coronavirus statistics reflect social distancing may be working statewide, but there is a crisis happening … Continue reading State to dedicate 2 nursing homes, other alternate sites to COVID-positive patients
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